Mikel Arteta expects William Saliba to return from his hamstring injury in time to face Manchester City next week, with the Frenchman not in contention to travel to Wolves on Saturday. Saliba unexpectedly missed the 2-2 draw with Aston Villa - a game that saw Arsenal surrender a 2-0 lead at the Emirates Stadium - and Arteta,

William Saliba and Myles Lewis-Skelly are not dealing with serious injuries and have not been ruled out of this weekend’s clash with Wolves, confirms Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. Saliba is dealing with a hamstring problem and Lewis-Skelly a knee issue and the Gunners boss says both should be back in action next week.

Skelly’s knee injury is “nothing serious” and a late call will be made on his and William Saliba’s availability for Arsenal’s trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers this Saturday. Lewis-Skelly picked up the injury during Arsenal’s 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on January 17 but played the entire match.

Mikel Arteta hopeful William Saliba will be fit in time for Man City clash - Saliba will not be available for Arsenal’s penultimate Champions League group match against Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday.

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Latest Arsenal injury news with Mikel Arteta offering a fresh update on William Saliba after he missed the 2-2 draw against Aston Villa

Mikel Arteta has admitted he is "very worried" about William Saliba's injury after the Arsenal defender missed Saturday's 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Debutant Neto fails to inspire confidence in Girona with first-choice goalkeeper doubtful for huge Emirates showdown

Mikel Arteta insists he has no concerns about the prospect of Neto deputising for David Raya when Arsenal face Manchester City on Sunday. The experienced former Barcelona and Valencia goalkeeper belatedly made his debut for the Gunners last night in a 2-1 win over Girona.

Mikel Arteta opted against waking Myles Lewis-Skelly up to tell him his red card had been overturned, but he is confident the Arsenal teenager will have a “big smile on his face”. Lewis-Skelly was facing a three-match ban after he was controversially sent-off against Wolves for tripping Matt Doherty to stop a counter.