Arteta provides injury update on Guimaraes ahead of Aston Villa clash

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has offered a positive update on midfielder Bruno Guimaraes' fitness ahead of the team's upcoming Premier League fixture against Aston Villa. Guimaraes, who was absent for Arsenal's opening league match, is now potentially available for selection, according to Arteta.

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Yes, potentially available. We just managed the last few days with him. He’s out on the pitch. He’s been doing training sessions. But we need to manage his load to get to Monday in the best possible condition to be able to get selected.

"Yes, potentially available," Arteta told reporters when asked about Guimaraes. "We just managed the last few days with him. He’s out on the pitch. He’s been doing training sessions. But we need to manage his load to get to Monday in the best possible condition to be able to get selected."

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Yes, he’s available. He’s trained really well, and he will be available for selection.

In addition to Guimaraes, new signing Ezri Konsa has also been confirmed as available and could make his debut against his former club. "Yes, he’s available. He’s trained really well, and he will be available for selection," Arteta stated.

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Jurrien is progressing really well. Let’s see how he ends up this week. It’s the third week in a row that he’s been outside, and we have increased his load.

The manager also provided updates on injured players Jurrien Timber and William Saliba. "Jurrien is progressing really well. Let’s see how he ends up this week. It’s the third week in a row that he’s been outside, and we have increased his load," Arteta said regarding Timber. On Saliba, he added, "Wilo, obviously not much, he’s in conservative load management right now, so that’s going to take a while."

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Wilo, obviously not much, he’s in conservative load management right now, so that’s going to take a while.