Will Arteta go ‘big’ for Newcastle midfield battle?

Morning.

It’s Newcastle away today, an early kick off for a difficult away trip. The team news from yesterday’s press conference was vaguely positive in relation to Gabriel, with Mikel Arteta saying:

We have a training session today. If he can complete that, he’ll be available. He hasn’t had any training sessions yet, but if he’s able to do that today, he’ll be available to be in the squad.

Let’s hope he came through that session ok, because this is exactly the kind of game you want him for.