Arteta on team fitness, 'incredible' Gyokeres and Chelsea

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Chelsea at Emirates Stadium (kick-off 16:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• He said he is waiting for Saturday before giving team news as that's "the last training session to understand if we have one or two available".
• Max Dowman "will play some minutes tonight with the under-21s" so could be available for Sunday, while Kai Havertz will train and be assessed on Saturday.
• On the mood after a dominant north London derby win: "Not too high, not too low. I try to be as stable as possible, I try to have perspectives always about what a result or a performance brings outside or within the group and I always try to be positive about it."
• He said Viktor Gyokeres is "undoubtedly an incredible striker," but they "need to feed to his quality and need to understand him better" which comes with time. Arteta added that they are going "in the right trajectory" when it comes to utilising Gyokeres and him picking up his form.
• On whether his players are nervous in the title race: "I want to see signs of confidence, enthusiasm and the will to win what's in front of us. That's what I see every single day from the team."
• He said Eberechi Eze's "role has been modified a few times throughout the season and his reaction has always been top" but it is now about transferring that into his performances.
• More on Eze: "He's been exceptional in the manner he is behaving every single day, but what we need now is that those manners are transformed into huge performances that decide football matches. That's the reason we bought him."
• On opponents Chelsea: "They've done different things, and they can change throughout the game. They have the players and they have a manager who is very comfortable doing that - so we're prepared."

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