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🧵 Pre-match press conference thread Gameweek 3 [Thursday]

🔫 Arsenal

📢 Mikel Arteta: "From Covid we still have Ben [White] out and Alex Runarsson who has been out and the rest of the players that are missing, hopefully..."

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📢 Arteta: "...today because we’re going to be tested, are only injuries. They’re longer-term injuries and that’s why we don’t have them back yet."

On White: "He's asymptomatic. He's been feeling good and as quick as we can, we're going to bring..."

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📢 Arteta on White: "...him back to training and start to play games with us again."

On Gabriel: "He’s getting closer. He had a couple of sessions with the team but we don’t know [if he can play v Man City]. Let’s see tomorrow how he is."

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📢 Arteta on Martin Odegaard: "He’s a really fit boy. He had a good pre-season with Madrid and he’s played enough minutes and let’s see how he recovers from yesterday’s match and how the others are, and then we can decide whether he’s ready to start."

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📢 Arteta on Bukayo Saka: "He was limping after the [cup] match and we will see today how that reacts but he had a knock, yeah."

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📢 Arteta on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: "I think he can play in both positions, off the side or up front. He has scored goals throughout his career and he’s had moments here where he’s scored more goals playing as a winger than as a nine, and the..."

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📢 Arteta on Aubameyang: "...opposite way around too.

"It’s about him getting his best form and physically he’s still not at his best because he’s been out for a while, and while he recovers that it’s his confidence..."

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📢 Arteta on Aubameyang: "...he’s done it throughout his whole career and the team need to put him in this position as much as possible and he will put the ball in the back of the net."

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🌞 Brighton

📢 Graham Potter on team news/injuries: "Neal [Maupay] trained this morning and we need to see how he reacts to that but we will have to see closer to the game..."

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📢 Potter on team news/injuries: "...it's the same with Danny [Welbeck] but he might be able to feature on the bench.

"Enock [Mwepu] is a lot better than he was yesterday, so there's an outside chance of him being involved on Saturday."

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📢 Potter on Tariq Lamptey: "He’s good, he’s making some good progress and getting stronger day by day. He’s getting closer to full training..."

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📢 Potter on Lamptey: "...we’re probably looking at the international break to really step things up because he’s in a good place where he is at the moment."

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🦊 Leicester

📢 Brendan Rodgers on team news/injuries: "Ryan [Bertrand] is back and becomes available after the virus. That’s great news for us and we’ll assess him over this next 24 hours, just to see where he’s at, in terms of game time..."

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📢 Rodgers on team news/injuries: "...apart from that, it’s pretty much the same really. Jannik [Vestergaard] won’t make it for the weekend. We’ll assess him and Jonny [Evans] at some point when they’re back in training next week..."

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📢 Rodgers on team news/injuries: "...Vestergaard is with the medical team and we’re hoping to get him out onto the [training] field next week.

"I don’t think there’s too many of the players that are 100 per cent. I just think it takes you a few..."

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📢 Rodgers: "...games to get up to speed. Of course, when you’re down to 10 men for a large part of a game, it becomes that little bit more difficult.

"All players at all clubs at this stage of the season are edging towards their full fitness."

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📢 Rodgers on West Ham defeat: "It’s something where we didn’t meet the standard we wanted, even with 11 men. The principles are about defending the spaces and being aggressive and we were nowhere near that..."

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📢 Rodgers on West Ham defeat: "...we weren’t so good in the structure. West Ham punished us."

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📢 Rodgers asked if Caglar Soyuncu needs to play alongside Evans: "Every centre-half if they’re not a talker in the game, they need to play alongside someone who is.

"Jonny is the talker in the back-line. Your two centre-halves are your..."

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📢 Rodgers asked if Soyuncu needs to play alongside Evans: "...tactical decision makers as they dictate the depth of your team. You have to be shortening the pitch. If you don’t do that, you give too much space.

"He’s still a player who doesn’t..."

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📢 Rodgers asked if Soyuncu needs to play alongside Evans: "...have a lot of experience in this league but he has had a couple of seasons and he will improve. He has to lead the team and he knows he has to improve."

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📢 Rodgers on Maddison: "I don’t think there are too many players who are 100 per cent. It takes a few games to get up to speed. That’s something where all players are edging towards their full fitness.

"That’s something with James..."

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📢 Rodgers on Maddison: "...he’s getting there. A few more games, he’ll be right up to speed. His hip is fine."

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📢 Rodgers on James Justin: "We’re looking at some point in October with a bit of luck. He looks fantastic.

"He’s worked so well and the medical and sports science teams have been delighted with him. As you’d expect, he’s not missed an..."

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📢 Rodgers on Justin: "...opportunity to work and get himself back."

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🇦🇹 Southampton

📢 Ralph Hasenhuttl on team news/injuries: "Stuart Armstrong is still out. He’s not in team training so far and Will Smallbone [is a] long-term injury. The rest are with the team and available."

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🪱 Burnley [post-EFL Cup]

📢 Sean Dyche on Ashley Westwood and Matej Vydra: "They are on the grass. I will get more news [on Thursday] but the extra day has probably helped them. We are hoping them two will be back and available [for GW3]."

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🏮 Man Utd

📢 Club statement on McTominay: "Scott has undergone surgery for an ongoing groin injury that was causing significant pain when playing. Having tried all other treatment options in pre-season, surgery was deemed necessary to..."

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📢 Club statement on McTominay: "...resolve the issue. We hope to have him back soon."

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💠 Man City

📢 According to Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez, Kevin De Bruyne will not feature in Gameweek 3

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