Mikel Arteta hands Arsenal major injury boost with four stars all pushing to play vs Brighton after missing Ipswich game

MIKEL ARTETA says Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Jurrien Timber and Piero Hincapie are all pushing to play against Brighton this weekend. The quartet are struggling for fitness and were not part of Arsenal’s squad for their 4-2 win at Ipswich in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night. Mikel Arteta has issued a major update on four Arsenal stars’ injury struggles Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Ben White was forced off against Sunderland last weekend Credit: Getty Timber was left out as he is still building up his minutes after undergoing groin surgery in the summer. Hincapie has a muscular issue, while White’s groin is troubling him and Mosquera has a hamstring injury. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! Thomas Tuchel revealed on Friday that White pulled out of the England squad for the upcoming fixtures. The England boss said: “Ben White pulled out with an injury after a fantastic start to the season with Arsenal. “He’s not available now – which has been the story with Ben.” But Arteta has hinted that the quartet could all feature when the Gunners travel to the Amex on Saturday. The Arsenal boss said: “All good. We have another training session this afternoon, so very positive about everybody. “We have another session, they are willing to be part of it and we have another session to try to make sure they are fit.” Most read in Sport Arsenal are taking on Brighton as they look to extend their perfect start to the new season. The Premier League champions have won all seven of their matches in all competitions and stretching that run to eight would equal a club record set 123 years ago. BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Arteta said on Friday morning: “We’ve got a really tough opponent tomorrow so we’re going to have to earn the right to win the game. “But certainly that will be the mindset of the players and the team. “We know how complicated it is to win a football match at this level. So to win seven, it tells the story. “After the World Cup, especially, there were a lot of unknowns about how the players and the team were going to react. “We didn’t have any time with them to work together. But I said from day one, I think the attitude and what I was seeing, I was really impressed with. “Then you have to put it down to performances. We had a bit of luck as well, for sure, to win four matches. And we are here. And then we want to make another one for sure tomorrow.” Arsenal ratings vs Ipswich: Dowman draws Messi comparisons as Merino shows why Gyokeres has been frozen out ARSENAL cruised into the fourth round of the League Cup as they brushed Ipswich Town aside in a 4-2 win. Mikel Arteta made nine changes to his side that beat Sunderland at the weekend, but his heavily-rotated squad still looked like the business at Portman Road. The Gunners were in control from the off as teen sensation Max Dowman opened the scoring after seven minutes with a terrific solo goal. The teen sensation bagged a second later in the game alongside goals from Mikel Merino and Noni Madueke. Arteta will have been chuffed with his team’s showing as they barely had to get out of second gear to find the result. Here SunSport Arsenal reporter Joshua Hall rates each individual Arsenal performance… Comment now