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Premier League | Gameweek 22
May 12, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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Ben White, Bukayo Saka doubtful for North London derby

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admits that Ben White and Bukayo Saka are both injury doubts for Thursday's North London derby with Tottenham Hotspur.
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has admitted that Ben White and Bukayo Saka will both need assessing ahead of Thursday's North London derby with Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

White has missed Arsenal's last two games with a tight hamstring, with Rob Holding deputising at the back in the Gunners' recent wins over West Ham United and Leeds United.

Meanwhile, Saka was forced off after 68 minutes of action against the Whites at the weekend, although he was not thought to have sustained anything serious.

However, Arteta has now conceded that the duo are not guaranteed to be fit for Thursday's crunch clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey will watch on from the sidelines.

"Thomas (Partey) is still out, Kieran (Tierney) is still out and with Ben he is still a doubt, we have to assess him and see how he is feeling, which is much better. With Bukayo it's the same," Arteta told reporters at his pre-match press conference.

Elaborating on Saka and White, Arteta added: "It's very difficult to rate with injuries, it's just how they feel today, that's the last day that we can assess them and try to get the feeling, basically."

Arsenal enter Thursday's derby four points clear of Antonio Conte's side in fourth place, meaning that a win will guarantee their spot in the Champions League for the 2022-23 season.

Not since the 2015-16 season have Arsenal finished in the top four of the Premier League table, and Arteta believes that Thursday's game presents his "most exciting" challenge of his managerial career so far.

"It's the most exciting one, probably. But we had others when we played finals against Chelsea and Liverpool in the FA Cup and the Community Shield, it was the same," Arteta added.

"When you have the opportunity to achieve one of your objectives in the season, you just cannot wait to play the game because this is a job, and the work you have done throughout the season to try to earn it.

"The message is clear, if we win against them we are in the Champions League next season. You don't need any motivation or to tell them anything more than that.

"The opportunity is there, we are going to play and go for it like we always do It's how we have got into this position, and it's how we are going to approach it."

When asked about Champions League qualification being described as like a trophy by his predecessors, Arteta responded: "I have heard that quote now many times from many different managers and I think Arsene was the first one who said it because he could probably see what was happening in this league and the difficulty of achieving that.

"It was the way he described it and it was the way that he felt, and I feel that for the club it would be extremely important."

Arteta was also quizzed on transfers during his press conference, with the agent of Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus recently confirming that the Brazilian had been in talks with the Gunners.

The arrival of Erling Braut Haaland at Man City has fuelled speculation surrounding Jesus's possible move to the Emirates Stadium, but Arteta - as ever - was in no mood to discuss the topic.

"You know that I don't talk about any players that are not with us," Arteta responded when asked about the comments of Jesus's representative.

Even if Arsenal suffer defeat to their North London rivals on Thursday, Champions League qualification will still be in their hands ahead of their final two games of the season with Newcastle United and Everton.

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2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014
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