Every word Mikel Arteta said on Lacazette's interview, Nketiah's future, Marcelo Flores and Chelsea

How are Lacazette and Tomiyasu?

With Laca we are assessing him today to see if he is available with the team, obviously as you all know he had Covid so he’s been away for a few days. So we’re trying to get (how) he’s feeling and where he’s at if he can contribute somehow with the team. Tomi is very, very close. Whether this game is going to be too early for him or not, again we will decide it today after the training session.

How difficult has it been lately?

Very difficult, because at this club it’s only about winning, and they were three different games, but with the same outcome. We are extremely unsatisfied with that, we know that, we’re hurting, but at the same time we know how we lost and what we merited from those games are not reflected in the amount of points that we taken. We have to understand why we lost those games as well, but there is nothing to look back on. Everything is still to play for, our ambition is still in tact, our desire is still in tact. We know the challenge ahead and we’re going to go for it.

How close are you to knowing why you lost?

I’m very close. Our efficiency in front of goal, and what the teams have produced in our own box with the amount of chances they created, there is no relationship there at all. So we have expected to win all the matches and we have periods when we have to be very critical with ourselves because we haven’t had good periods, especially in the first half against Palace, and the first 20 or 30 minutes against Brighton. But for the rest I think the team has produced more than enough to get a completely different outcome from the matches. It’s down to us, that’s the good thing.

What do you think about Lacazette’s comments about talking to other clubs?