Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says his players would have a full pre-season schedule before restarting the coronavirus affected season in an ideal world, but he accepts that is fanciful thinking.
It is now over six weeks since the last Premier League fixture was completed and there is still no clarity on if, or when the season will restart.
Arsenal were in ninth place when the campaign was suspended, and they have a serious task on their hands if they are to claim a Champions League qualification place once action resumes. "It's not what we need, it's what we're going to have!" Arteta explained to the Arsenal website. "I'm afraid that we're not going to have a lot of say in it, so we're going to have to adapt and make the most out of it. "Norm