Arteta: I cannot talk about the new United coach, and this is the state of the team

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta appeared in a press conference to talk about tomorrow's match against Newcastle, in round 10 of the English Premier League.

The coach said about the floods in Spain. “We are trying to come together in this situation. We ask everyone to come together and show their support. What happened is terrible.”

On the team’s condition: “Gabriel? We have a training session today. "If he can complete it, he will be available. Calafiore and Odegaard are out for tomorrow's game. As for Poet we don't know yet, but let's wait and see what happens. Tomiyasu will not be available until after the international break."

Regarding Ruben Amorim’s association with Manchester United: “I cannot talk about such situations.”

He continued: “The league’s position after nine matches is very difficult.” “[Newcastle] is very strong and I'm looking forward to that.”

On Ben White's adaptation in central defence: “That's the quality of Ben, he can play in two different positions "We are asking him to adapt. For him to do that, after not playing there for over a year, was very impressive."

And about the possibility of being suspended for his celebrations. With the goals, he commented: “I don’t want to miss any match. I can't promise that if we score a goal, I won't be jumping back and forth on the touchline. So far, it's worked."

On Ethan Nwaneri after scoring in the League Cup: "I can talk about how good he is now. At 17 years old, being in the position he is in at one of the biggest clubs in Europe sums up where he is. He's surrounded by the right people. My prediction will be very positive, it's rare to see talent like this at 17 years old, it's true. We did not do it because it was a gift, we saw a path for him and we wanted to show confidence in him.”

He concluded about Martin Odegaard’s recovery: “Now is the stage where he will start doing some work.” With us and seeing how he deals with the pain, with the work rate and the number of hours he has put in, I don't know when he will be ready. I hope it will be ready soon.”