16/05/2025
Arteta On Kai Havertz chances of playing: "We're going to decide that tomorrow. He's done certain part of the sessions in the last two days.
It's with the medical staff and how Kai feels."
Arteta on Havertz: "Amazing! It's a credit to him and the medical staff and they've been pushing. He looks in great shape and you see the transformation on him which is really impressive."
Arteta On Trossard, Rice, Timber and Martinelli: "We're going to have to wait and see if they can deal with things they have not done."
Arteta On the final home game: "It's our chance as well to finish in second place. As well in a way to say thank you to our supporters and making the effort to travel everywhere."
Arteta On the final match needing a big performance: "Yeah do, two! Not one! We're going to need a big one, be very clinical. How thin the margins are with [Newcastle] and how clinical we have to be in front of them to score the goals."
Arteta On it being the last game for some players: "I wouldn't like to talk specifically about anybody. There are a few cases, we will try to show our gratitude for the time we have had together and hopefully our supporters can do too."
Arteta On the experience with the fans: "Yeah well I think it is growing and growing and that is what we want to do. We have raised expectations so much."
Any regrets this season?
Arteta: "I will give you my word that we have tried our very best.
I love incredible things that this team has done, again, in the circumstances that we have played in."
Arteta On Saliba before his 100th game: "Yeah I think he's an amazing centre-back and a lot of factors have contributed to that. First of all him, his character his professionalism. And then his environment and there is still so much more to come from him."
Do you get the credit you think you deserve?
Arteta: "I don't know but it is not something I am looking for. I try to give my vision, my work to get this club as far as we possibly can."
Arteta On being aligned
