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Saliba DAYS from return, Gabriel WEEKS away! | Mikel Arteta | Arsenal v Brentford

Football

Year2025

Duration16m

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Mikel Arteta previews Arsenal's clash against Brentford, whilst also reveals timeframes for the injured, William Saliba, Leandro Trossard, Kai Havertz and Gabriel. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro. 00:06 - Saliba: I can’t tell you. 00:41 - Saliba and Trossard: Matter of days. 00:48 - Havertz: Matter of weeks. 01:09 - Gabriel: Matter of weeks. 01:25 - Rotation: Opportunity for energy to be bouncing at the emirates. Brentford is vital. 02:04 - Our motivation is to be better than everyone. We don’t need more motivation. 02:33 - Rest players like rice: We do it only to have the best options on the pitch. 02:51 - Opportunity for Ben white?: Opportunity for everyone. 03:16 - Physical Brentford: every game we play, the intensity we need in the premier league is incredible. You need to dominate it to win. 04:08 - Daniel Farke comments: the game evolves, rules evolves and that will change. You see the amount of time we played on Sunday, that needs to be looked at. 04:36 - understand his frustration: especially if you’re on the other side of it. 05:00 - Rice exceeding expectations?: He’s close to what we believed he could get to. He’s incredibly consistent and is stepping up in big matches. 05:44 - Mikel Merino: that’s the thing you learn when you sign a player. I knew he could offer more than he did. The player that is willing to learn, it’s difficult to put limits to that. 06:36 - Norgaard: what I saw on the pitch and everything as a leader. As soon as I spoke to him he was so excited to join us. 07:13 - goalkeeper/Raya: Amazing goalkeeper. Great goalkeeper and we tried to sign him when I first joined. Phenomenal journey. 07:47 - Ray best signing you’ve made?: certainly one who’s taken us to a different level. 08:10 - set piece goals?: I don’t know any team that doesn’t like scoring set pieces. We’re all set piece teams. 09:00 - Fans: you can always be more positive. That’s where you have to leave the standards. 09:35 - Frustration for injuries: Leo got injured, managing Martinelli’s minutes. The fac