Arsenal travel to Newcastle United as the Premier League returns on Saturday afternoon.
Arsenal boss Unai Emery has spoken to the press ahead of the Newcastle game.
Players all back now?
Today, the training in the afternoon is the last session [without everyone].
We are going to work with four players. They played on Tuesday, it is Xhaka, Lichtsteiner, Welbeck and Sokratis and I want and I hope that they come back well and prepare for the match in Newcastle.
Looking to improve vs Newcastle
In the process, and firstly we need to win and I think it is very important that in the last match we won.
Our aim away at Newcastle on Saturday is to keep improving things and continue to create our idea, build up our spirit on the pitch, individually and collectively, and it is clear this process is one process.
Saturday is another step we can do, it will be difficult but I want to continue [to show] our personality on the pitch and impose this personality on the opposition and to find the win.
We're onto Ozil!
First the players have the habits to play in the international break, in important matches, defending their identity and when one player is finishing that, I think it is also good for them to focus only on their team.
The reason for Mesut is important for me also, this focus every day with us, a relaxing three days off at the weekend.
Mesut, like other players, works very well here and also working the ties and also together to improve things. Mesut, I look at him with the focus totally here.
Did Ozil miss playing for Germany?
The first time, maybe, he could feel differen.
But every day with us in the work, I look at him and he looks well and happy, working with our demands every day.
Emery on his relationship with Ozil
[We get on] very well. Here for me it isn’t for a lot of the time speaking about what people are telling us.
I have a very good relationship with Mesut and professionally I push him for improvements to give us the best in his qualities and performances.
Also I read this week in the newspapers in the match against Manchester City I say to the [groundsman], ‘Don’t put water on the pitch’ - it’s not true! This is the moment to say to you that I have a good relationship with Mesut and I didn’t say it to the groundsman not to water on the pitch, it’s not true.
We are continuing our process with our positive things and our work.
No news on Gazidis
First of all, every conversation with him is speaking about us and about our work here every day.
I don’t know any other news from him.
Emery: We want a new deal for Monreal
First, I knew Nacho Monreal in Spain when he was playing in Osasuna and in Malaga. After six years here, I came and I know him as a new Nacho Monreal.
After two weeks, after two months and now, I can say that I am very happy with him because he is 32 years old but I think physically, with his performances with us in matches, he is playing with a very good level.
The rest of that, for me, is very important.
I think we need to find a new contract with him to stay with the Arsenal team.
On Lacazette and Aubameyang together
It’s the same. It’s a process to know the combination on the pitch, with different players but I need and I want to start in the level, 11 players with good performances and also, we need in the balance of players, when the team needs to work in the pitch to help the team to find the win, to stay with the performance.
The reason is that I am very happy with the last two victories in the Premier League and also with the performances and I want to push every player to be okay to help the team if for one minute, 30 minutes or half time or 90 minutes.
