Arsene Wenger faced the media ahead of the Derby clash. Here's a few important things that he discussed.
On Team News
Welbeck is available, rest is same as Villa's game with Chamberlain and Wilshere still out. (Yesterday he said) Serge Gnabry and Krystian Bielik will play in the reserves game on Monday vs Newcastle to regain sharpness.
On Alexis Sanchez
He wants to play, he wants to defy medical advice. We will see how he trains. It's not easy to tell him he's not playing. He wants to play, he is very keen.
On Gabriel's chances of starting
Gabriel is physically ready to play but is not used to our back four and hasn't mastered the language yet. That's a No-No
On Jack Wilshere smoking
I’ve spoken with him about that and he’s not a smoker. He is of course sorry for what has happened. It’s down to him to master his life.
I believe he works hard, he practices well, he's ahead of schedule in his training, he's two weeks ahead, and you don't do that if you are not serious. He is first in and last out during trainings and he works very hard to get there. I am not worried at all about that.
On the Derby
The derby is special because the two teams are fighting very hard to be at the top of the league. It can be a spectacular game.
In the derbies the home ground is not too significant sometimes because it’s a high commitment, high pace and we just focus on the quality of our game and our performance no matter where we play. We’ll do the same tomorrow.
On Transfer dealings
I'm very happy with the business we did. We met our targets and extended contract of Chuba Akpom and Francis Coquelin. Cheers!
On Harry Kane
It's impressive the way he's made his way through. He's one of the players who has made an impact throughout the season. We'll need to gear up to face this hurricane.
That's all you need to know.
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