Arsenal boss Arteta excited facing Wolves: Will Odegaard start?

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1 Feb 2021 • 9:51 PM MYT
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is looking forward to their clash with Wolves.

Arteta admits they're a different team to when they met Wolves earlier this season.

He said, "Definitely results are much better. We improved a lot of terms of getting many more points from our games. It was a tough game back then because we started the game a little bit slow, we conceded a goal, we scored a goal and then we dominated the game.

"But then we conceded another goal in one of the counter-attacks. We're expecting a tough game. They're a side that have improved so much over the years, that have picked up some big results against the big teams, so it will be a nice test for us."

On Raul Jimenez's injury and his influence on Wolves, Arteta also said: "I don't know. First of all it would be good to ask everyone how he's feeling because it was a big shock for all of us when the incident happened. I don't know. We're all getting affected by injuries, by coronavirus, by all the things going on. It's really difficult to play a starting XI twice in a row. I think it's the same for every team."

And whether Martin Odegaard is ready to start, the manager added: "Let's see today how everybody is. We have some other issues in the last few days as well, so today we'll have a better picture of who is available to play tomorrow. Then we'll put the players who are completely fit to start the game."

Arteta was also asked about Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's availability: "There's still some things to clear up. Maybe yes, maybe no. We don't know. We're still doing some paperwork at the moment."