Arteta reveals bad news ahead of the North London Derby game against Spurs

Arsenal will face Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night and this has been hyped up as going to be one of the most intense North London Derbies since its UEFA Champions League that is at stake for both clubs. The gunners will come into this game with a great form as they have won their last three Premier League game but Mikel Arteta has revealed some little bad news ahead of this encounter.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been very upfront on how this is an important match for the club as he has said that all the players in the squad know how a win is able to confirm their qualification into the UEFA Champions League after having spent the last six years without participating. Arsenal supporters were hopeful that they would have their squad intact that has been in a good form but Mikel Arteta has revealed some bad news claiming that Ben White and Bukayo Saka are likely not to feature.

“Ben White is still a doubt, we have to assess him and see how he is feeling, which is much better. With Bukayo it’s the same.” said Mikel Arteta at today’s press conference.

And on their chances of really featuring against Tottenham Hotspur;

“It’s very difficult to rate with injuries, it’s just how they feel today, that’s the last day that we can assess them and try to get the feeling, basically.” continued Arteta.