Mikel Arteta feels it’s touch and go whether Myles Lewis-Skelly and William Saliba could be back for our game against Wolves on Saturday.
Myles was missing from the matchday squad from our 3-0 win against Dinamo Zagreb in midweek after feeling a problem during the game against Aston Villa last week, but after being sent for tests there was some good news for the boss.
Meanwhile, our French international is on the brink of a comeback having sat out the last two matches with a slight hamstring issue, but Mikel is unsure exactly when he’ll be given the green light to select him again.
Speaking about the pair, he said: “With Myles there is nothing serious on the scan, so it’ll be a matter of having a meeting with the medical staff today. We have a training session, so we’ll see whether it’s too early or not.
“With Wilo it’s something similar as well. I think he’ll be in for next week but this week, let’s see how it goes.”
One player who has been sidelined for a while could be in contention to return soon though. Ben White has been out of action since mid-November after requiring knee surgery, and having made some progress in recent weeks, Mikel feels he is on the verge of taking the next step in his recovery and joining in with the rest of the squad sooner rather than later.
“He hasn’t trained with the team yet, but I think he’s very close to doing that,” the boss revealed. “He still needs to tick a few boxes in the next two or three days.
“If that’s going well and smoothly, I think he’ll be with us pretty soon.”
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