Timber READY and Merino LATEST | Mikel Arteta | Arsenal v Wolves

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta gives the latest on Jurrien Timber's fitness and the potential signing of Mikel Merino ahead of their first Premier League game of the season. -TIMESTAMPS- 00:00 - Intro. 00:10 - Timber ready: Yes, he’s ready. 00:48 - Tomiyasu: few weeks 00:50 - Other injuries?: No injuries. 01:16 - Arsenal ready?: I think so. We had a great challenge in pre season. Team has looked really sharp. 02:05 - Saliba record: Let’s earn the right to win against wolves. 02:42 - pickpocketing: We have high demands and have to hit those levels. 03:15 - Merino: You know I can’t talk about players. 03:34 - After the season we had two objectives 04:00 - The market is open for two more weeks. 04:34 - What will it take to win the title: with the levels there are we need to be better 04:50 - Perfect season?: I don’t know what perfect is. 05:05 - When you’re looking ahead, that willingness to improve and get to a higher ceiling. 05:45 - What keeps you on your toes?: Everyone’s ideas and visions. Also the players, their ability to put a smile on my face. They make me enjoy my job. 06:23 - Wolves: Really tough, a very competitive match. We need to be at our best. 06:56 - How hungry are the players?: We had a gathering together and the players said to me, we want to be better, they’re driving the ambition. 07:26 - We need to take another step. Hopefully the team will do that. 08:02 - Im excited. Surrounding by people with the same ambition. 08:27 - Availability in the back line was short. You cannot replicate that two seasons in a row, we needed another player. 08:55 - How much pressure on you?: for me it’s the enthusiasm. We are focusing on the process. 09:33 - how are you going to improve?: This team still has another level. Big room for improvement. 10:06 - We have great strikers already. 10:20 - White for England: That’s a question for the manager and Ben. 11:00 - Corner tactics: We will try apply the rules in the best type of way. 11:25 - Tierney: He needs to focus on recovery. 11:58 - Fine margins: We all have different plans. We believed it was the right thing to do. 12:40 - Young player chances: These young players have given us a big platform 13:15 - What I loved was their attitudes. We’re in a real good place. 13:45 - The main focus is to improve our players. The fine margins we have to add. 14:29 - Post season gathering: It was the same evening. Everyone was talking about wanting much more. 15:05 - Pain as motivation: whether it was pain or experiences. This is sport, you want to get where the others are. 15:36 - Message to fans: It’s told us what the fans can transmit. I expect another level. 16:15 - Confidence for the big games: We have to prove we are better than last year. @HaytersTV – Football Up Close. Visit our website: https://hayters.com/mfv/. We go behind the scenes with the biggest names in football to bring you interviews, training, news, live coverage, fans’ voices and funniest moments. If you love football, you’ll love Hayters TV. Subscribe now! Follow HaytersTV on social media 🔥 www.instagram.com/HaytersTV www.facebook.com/HaytersTV www.twitter.com/HaytersTV www.tiktok.com/@hayterstv Subscribe on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/hayterstv #afc #arsenal #premierleague