Arsenal will be hoping to make it three wins in a row in all competitions when they face West Ham United on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta knows that a win will propel his side into second in the Premier League, with Liverpool and Manchester City set to play against each other on Sunday. West Ham will be no easy task, however, and Arteta knows his side must be near-perfect to catch Liverpool, who are nine points ahead of the Gunners.
“If they continue that way that’s for sure. The results they are producing, the amount of games they are winning. But the focus is just on us,” Arteta said on Friday.
With Arteta describing West Ham as “dangerous” ahead of the fixture, the Spaniard may not be able to call upon Gabriel for the game at London Stadium. The centre-back limped off against Sporting CP in the Champions League in midweek and faces a late fitness test.
“Wait and see,” Arteta said when asked about the Brazilian. Asked if he can provide anymore information, the Arsenal boss added: “No because I can’t. It’s not that I don’t want to.”
