Mikel Arteta provides Arsenal injury update ahead of PSV as Gabriel Martinelli decision made

Mikel Arteta has provided the latest Arsenal injury news ahead of the club's Champions League clash with PSV, with Gabriel Martinelli in contention to start.

Arsenal welcome the Dutch side to Emirates Stadium knowing they have all but secured their passage to the quarter-finals of the competition. The Gunners ran out 7-1 winners last week thanks to Jurrien Timber, Ethan Nwaneri, Mikel Merino, Leandro Trossard, Riccardo Calafiori and a Martin Odegaard double.

One player who missed the clash was Gabriel Martinelli, but the Brazilian made his comeback from a hamstring injury on Sunday in the 1-1 draw with Manchester United. The 23-year-old picked up the injury at the start of February but came through the game at United unscathed and could be in line to start against PSV on Wednesday.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Arteta said: "Yeah, everybody finished the game [against] Man Utd with no issues, so I expect the same players to be available and Gabi for sure will be available as well."

Martinelli replaced Nwaneri on the right wing at Old Trafford at the weekend and looked sharp. Raheem Sterling, Trossard and Nwaneri have been Arteta's only senior forwards available in recent weeks, while Merino has been deployed as an emergency striker.

With Arsenal in such a commanding position going into the second leg, Arteta is understandably excited about potentially going as far as possible in the competition. "It's a competition that we have a lot of enthusiasm, very consistent. Tomorrow can put us in exciting position," he said.

Arteta also provided an update on Ben White, who has returned to the squad in recent weeks but is yet to be given regular minutes. "Yeah, I think we have to manage him very well because he was still having some issues to manage in terms of the load, and we're very cautious of that to make sure that when he comes back, he can now maintain that level, and there's no more setbacks. But I think he's in a good position now to give him a start," Arteta said.

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