Mikel Arteta speaks to the media on the fitness of Bukayo Saka, Mikel Merino's foot injury and transfer deadline day ahead of Arsenal's Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea.
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00:00 - Intro.
00:04 - injuries: nothing new
00:26 - Bukayo: hip issue. We'll see.
00:55 - Merino: He needs to go to a procedure. A big blow.
01:24 -Return this season?: A rare injury. We'll see how he reacts to surgery. He'll do everything to get back.
01:56 - pain for you?: Very important plants won't have for the rest of the season.
02:10 - Change your feelings for deadline day?: Of course.
02:39 - Someone special to come in?: You have to bring in someone to improve the team and that isn't easy.
03:03 - Less panic now?: Yes but we had less depth the last six months.
03:30 - Big weekend: we can only control what we can control. Last week we lost. Big congratulations to our women's team as well.
04:00 - Paul merson comments: we need another 14 of those. We are very conscious of what we need to do.
04:40 - Treble: we go day by day. We have a tough competition against Chelsea to earn the right.
05:00 - players dreaming?: what we can control is the level.
05:29 - Deadline day life: We are always active in every window. We had Nwaneri to Marseille for the right reasons, now merino is out. My day will be busier. We'll try to find a solution.
06:15 - Not replacing merino: We have to consider.
06:45 - Exploit Chelsea defence: Liam's doing an incredible job. We need to make the home advantage concrete.
07:32 - First trophy in six years to come?: the next one is the most important.
08:16 - Eze: you have to impact the game consistently for 96 minutes.
08:49 - Central for Eze?: we had injuries on the left, centre and right. Just trying understand those relationships.
09:24 - Gyokeres: his all round performances have been more consistent. Understanding his runs has been better and he's been more prolific.
09:54 - Missing ugly goals: Goals are goals. I know we'd prefer the beautiful ones on YouTube but they're still the same.
10:24 - MLS in midfield: Yes he has the qualities.
10:44 - Why haven't you used him in midfield: he had the best chance to breakthrough at left back. He has the qualities to play for us.
11:13 - Nwaneri loan: we made that decision. I'd love to see that goal every three days. We believe it was the right context and coach for him.
11:47 - No break clause?: more something Berta is in charge of that. It's what we and the other club expect of the players.
12:20 - Late transfer: Andrea is in full charge of that. I trust him. We understand each other so well.
12:48 - Relaxed about not getting someone in: I wouldn't say relaxed. We are on it. We evaluate a situation.
13:17 - Last January come into your mind?: a very different one. I know what happened very well.
13:46 - stopping complacency: It's not even a thought.
14:22 - Relationship with fans: trust, cohesion. There's a lot of factors. Very grateful for the way I get treated and respected. Tomorrow anothe
By HaytersTV
February 2, 2026