£75million summer signing Guimaraes miss that match against Frank Lampard’s Championship winners due to a groin issue, having come off a week earlier in Cardiff with an ice pack strapped to his thigh.
“We just managed the last few days with him [Guimaraes],” Arteta said at his pre-match press conference on Thursday.
“He’s out on the pitch, he’s been in training sessions. But we need to manage the load to get to Monday in the best possible condition to be available to be selected. He’s potentially available.”
If Guimaraes is ruled out, Arteta could be tempted to stick with an unchanged…
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