Arsenal suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday, but the result wasn't the only talking point from the cagey pre-season clash

Mikel Arteta suggested Viktor Gyokeres could make his Arsenal debut against Tottenham on Thursday. Gyokeres completed his move to Arsenal from Sporting last Saturday as part of a deal worth an initial £54.4million.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Thursday's pre-season friendly against rivals Tottenham in Hong Kong (12:30 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Arteta confirmed defenders Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori will miss the match through injury while new signings Viktor Gyokeres will be assessed by the medical team today to determine whether he can be involved.

Mikel Arteta has said he expects Gabriel Magalhães, Jurriën Timber and Riccardo Calafiori to be fit for the start of the Premier League season.

Mikel Arteta says Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber will all be fit for the start of the Premier League season. Centre-back Gabriel played 45 minutes in Arsenal's win over Watford behind closed doors but has not played any minutes of the tour to Singapore and Hong Kong after picking up an injury in training.

Viktor Gyökeres was presented to Arsenal fans in Singapore ahead of the weekend’s friendly against Newcastle United. But while that was only a brief appearance in a red shirt,