Mikel Arteta hopes to have Viktor Gyokeres available for Arsenal’s north London derby showdown with Tottenham this weekend.

The Sweden international went off at half-time against Burnley at the start of the month with what was reported to be a hamstring issue.

He missed subsequent games against Slavia Prague and Sunderland and was not involved in Sweden’s World Cup qualifying matches during the international break.

With Kai Havertz suffering a setback in his bid to return from a knee injury, Mikel Merino has once again deputised up top for the Gunners.

Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli and Noni Madueke have also been injury absentees with Gabriel Jesus working his way back from a long-term layoff.

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