00:00We now take some questions under embargo for a Premier League game against Arsenal on Sunday.
00:19These are embargoed until Friday at 1.30pm.
00:24Ruben, good catch there. With team news, any chance Harry or Manuel can make Sunday do you think for Arsenal?
00:32I don't know. We need to survive Sunday. The team was so tired in the last 20 minutes.
00:40We have to prepare Sunday and then think about this important game for our season on Thursday.
00:45But in this moment I don't know.
00:48You mentioned Rasmus for example. Chido of course couldn't play in this game.
00:52Is he someone you could think about potentially starting on Sunday against Arsenal?
00:56Everybody can start. If they are training tomorrow, if they play today they can be ready.
01:03Chido is on the list so he can play.
01:06You mentioned the team being a bit anxious to score goals.
01:11What can you do in the time when you are training to ease that anxiousness?
01:16What can you do on and off the pitch to solve that?
01:18You just have to sell them the idea, these movements that we did today.
01:23We have to work on and to show the image.
01:26But in the end they have to score. If they score one, it's going to be so much easier.
01:31So he needs to score the first one.
01:36Are you expecting to have anyone back available for this match?
01:40I don't know. I don't think so. So we'll see.
01:43Have you ever had to deal with such issues in your career?
01:47You've obviously had to play a second half against Ipswich with 10 men.
01:50It wasn't 120 minutes. You've had to come here.
01:52Have you ever had to experience anything like this?
01:54Guys, I'll be ready for everything after this season. So it's a good thing.
02:00I'm not sure if you're aware Ruben, there's quite a big protest planned around the game on Sunday.
02:06Obviously you've had to deal with quite a lot of turmoil already at the club.
02:09Do the things that happen outside the club like a protest before a big game against Arsenal,
02:13does it make your job more difficult do you think?
02:15No, I think for everybody in our club it's a really tough moment.
02:20It's everything at the same time.
02:23The only thing I can do and our players can do is perform well and win.
02:29People have the right to protest. I think it's a good thing to do that.
02:34It's part of our club. Everybody has a voice.
02:38But our job and my job is just to improve the team.
02:42Give them something in this moment because they deserve it and they are amazing.
02:47So we'll see on Sunday, on Thursday.
03:00Is this the worst fixture you could have at this moment in time?
03:05Is it just about getting through it?
03:07Yeah, any fixture. In the Premier League every game is really important.
03:11In our moment we need to win. It's always a problem when we don't win.
03:16So we have to focus on everything at the same time.
03:19I think the biggest problem is not to have all the players.
03:23Because in the beginning people talk about our rotation, especially in Europe.
03:30We are changing all the time. It's because of this, because it's really hard.
03:34And the Europa League is so much harder in my opinion than the Champions League.
03:39Not the games but the recovery to play in the Premier League on the weekend.
03:45So we have to deal with that.
03:46And the problem is you've got such a big game on Thursday.
03:50You don't want to drain all the players.
03:54One thing at a time. We'll think about Sunday and then we'll see.
04:00Sorry, Ruben. I think we asked you about two weeks ago about Mason Mount and Luke Shaw.
04:06Do you think we'll see them again this season?
04:09And are there any other players apart from Lissandro and Ahmad who you think we won't see again this season?
04:15No, no. I think it's just Ahmad.
04:17Even Ahmad we'll see at the end of the last month.
04:23I don't want to say nothing but I have the hope to have Ahmad before. We'll see.
04:29Lissandro is out. Kobe can return.
04:33Kobe and the rest is Maguire. We have to be careful.
04:39Manu will return. I think Luke Shaw and Mason Mount can return also. We'll see.
04:46So a few weeks to the final. Hopefully Ahmad will possibly develop.
04:49Let's talk about Sunday. We'll see.
04:51But they definitely are going to return, especially Mason Mount.
04:59Is there any way at all you can rotate and freshen up for Sunday?
05:04Because obviously Thursday is such a huge game. It takes priority over Sunday.
05:09Yeah, but when you are in this kind of club you cannot think like that with a small squad in this moment.
05:18So we are trying to see all the players that are fresh and are not in danger of getting injured.
05:24Even that we have to risk a little bit but we have to be competitive on Sunday.
05:33Just on Mikel Arteta. He dealt with some big players at Arsenal.
05:38Had to get them out of the club and make some big decisions and he's made Arsenal a big force again.
05:43Do you see some similarities with what you've got with Manchester United and the way you're having to go about the job?
05:49I don't feel that. Again, I will not have the time that Arteta had. I feel that. It's a different club.
05:59So we just need to survive the players on Sunday and me during these games.
06:06I think it's a different club. I think in that aspect the way Arteta dealt with that is an inspiration for everybody.
06:14I will not have the time like Arteta had.
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