Overview

• Mikel Arteta said Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard and Ben White have not trained this week and will be decided on after Saturday’s session.
• Viktor Gyökeres is available to face Manchester City after receiving stitches for a head injury in midweek.
• Arteta said the squad have learned from Myles Lewis‑Skelly’s imitation of Erling Haaland’s celebration in last season’s 5-1 win.
• Arsenal announced vice‑chair Tim Lewis has left the board, with Arteta expressing gratitude and downplaying the impact on the team.
• Pep Guardiola both lauded Arsenal’s quality and joked a title would be ‘because he spent,’ as Arteta sits one result from five straight league games unbeaten against him.