"My hope is that everybody's fit and available because we need them with the amount of games that we already have under the belt in the past two weeks and what is coming in the next seven to 10 days. Yeah, we need them so hopefully today, we get some good news."
Arsenal handed Saliba, Vieira concerns ahead of Bournemouth clash
Should all of Vieira, Partey and Rice miss out on Saturday, another Premier League start will likely come the way of Kai Havertz, who is yet to endear himself to the Arsenal faithful since his £65m arrival from Chelsea in the summer.
The Germany international has gone eight games without registering a goal or assist for his new club, but Arteta has seen some 'exceptional' moments from the under-fire midfielder.
When asked how to get the best out of Havertz, the Spaniard replied: "Try to help him as much as possible. Be next to him, give him the tools, give him the confidence and give him the minutes to exploit his talent. There are so many parts of his game that he's doing exceptionally well and we know the one that needs to keep improving.
"But as always, with any player, it's about giving support - especially when you see a player that does what he does every single day and the way he tries, the way he applies himself. You give them support and more tools and if they don't perform, it's because of us.
"He needs to play within the team because the amount of time that he's played with these forward players is three or four times, and we're going to have to carry on doing that. We certainly try to give him as much support and confidence as we possibly can because that's going to help him for sure."Former Chelsea player Kai Havertz is already being linked with a move away from Arsenal.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona are paying attention to Kai Havertz’s situation at the Emirates and could make a move for the attacking midfielder in the new year.
Arsenal only signed Havertz in June, but he has really struggled under Mikel Arteta so far.
In the six Premier League games the 24-year-old has played, he has failed to score or provide an assist.
Havertz is also yet to register a goal contribution in the Champions League or the Carabao Cup.
Chelsea sale justified
Chelsea’s decision to sell Havertz looks like a good one if it did not already.
Having sold the German for £65m, the Blues basically made all of their money back.
We don’t think Havertz is a bad player. He is anything but, after all, this is someone who helped Chelsea win the Champions League not too long ago.
Havertz is also a Germany international who can play in multiple positions. He did struggle at times at Stamford Bridge, though, while things are not going well for him now.
At the end of the day, the former Bayer Leverkusen man, who only managed to score seven top-flight goals for Chelsea last season, may just not be suited to the Premier League.
If that is the case and he starts to accept it, then maybe he will move to another club like Barcelona. But this is not an old man we are talking about here. Havertz is still quite young and has time to turn things around at Arsenal.
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