Mikel Arteta is still being forced to deal with several injury concerns at Arsenal.

The Gunners are currently in Dubai for a winter training camp, as they enjoy a hiatus from Premier League action. Arsenal return to top-flight duty on Saturday when they travel to face relegation-threatened Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.

Arsenal are second in the Premier League and are six points behind leaders Liverpool, who have a game-in-hand. That gap could be extended to nine points by the time the Gunners kick-off against Leicester -, with Liverpool set to play Everton in their rearranged Merseyside derby in midweek.

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Throughout the campaign, Arteta has been forced to manage the use of his squad owing to players being on the side-lines with injury. There are currently five first-team stars unavailable for selection - although Arsenal will hope that will change in the weeks ahead.

Bukayo Saka continues his recovery from a hamstring injury which forced the England forward to undergo surgery in December. Arsenal posted photos on Monday showing Saka taking part in a gym session, hinting that a recovery plan is on schedule ahead of his proposed return.

Gabriel Martinelli is the latest player to be added to the treatment room at Arsenal. The Brazil forward suffered a hamstring injury in the defeat to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup semi-final last week and is expected to be on the side-lines for around a month.

"Yes, he [Martinelli] felt something," Arteta told reporters after the second-leg defeat at St James' Park last week. "I think it was his hamstring, and he wasn't comfortable to continue so we'll have to do an MRI scan tomorrow to see the extent of the injury."

Ben White is continuing in his recovery from a knee injury, having not featured for the Gunners since November. White is part of the group that has been training in Dubai, though, and will be targeting a return to the matchday squad in the near future.

Gabriel Jesus is in the early stages of his recovery from an ACL injury he suffered last month. Takehiro Tomiyasu has yet to feature for Arsenal this term, and it's unclear when the Japan centre-back will return to the matchday squad.