Mikel Arteta vows to continue tricking rivals with mind games after springing Bukayo Saka surprise against Liverpool Mikel Arteta is even keeping his stars guessing about whether they will feature Bukayo Saka shocked Liverpool despite being billed as 'very uncertain' to play LISTEN NOW: It's All Kicking Off! , available wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every Monday and Thursday By James Sharpe Published: 23:53 GMT, 29 October 2024 | Updated: 23:53 GMT, 29 October 2024 e-mail View comments Mikel Arteta has vowed to keep playing mind games with his rival managers over the fitness of Arsenal ’s injured stars. Bukayo Saka made a surprise start against Liverpool despite Arteta saying in the build-up the winger was ‘very uncertain’ to feature.
Mail Sport revealed over the weekend that Arteta’s repeated cloak of secrecy is a ploy to gain an edge over his opponents and now the Gunners boss has confirmed he will continue to keep everyone guessing – even his own players. ‘I don’t want to make it easy for anyone,’ said Arteta. ‘The opponent has to work and think and prepare and make sure they do their homework like I have to.
I wish I knew their starting XI, who is on the bench, but I don’t. It is our job to guess and do the work we have to do. ‘I will tell you everything but that has consequences.
I need to be very careful because sometimes I can tell you a player is going to be a few weeks but is a few months. Sometimes I don’t know if a player is g.
