Mikel Arteta says that Bukayo Saka has learned to tackle raw treatment and it says that he will resist the temptation to wrap his star player in cotton, even while the Premier League title slips away and a semi-final of the Champions League.
Saka was reduced after a hamstring injury and has imposed his first Premier League against Ipswich on Sunday since December when he received a large, red card challenge from Leif Davis.
That blow forced the right winger after 57 minutes, but Arteta said he has 'a good chance' to compete against Crystal Palace tonight.
The Arsenal manager has often spoken about his conviction that Saka is the target of opposition players, but he praised the way in which the 23-year-old refuses to rise to provocation.
'It is very difficult to work on that! He must remain focused and present, “said Arteta. 'It is sometimes difficult, but I think he handled it really well.
“That is in its nature. That is something we cannot coach for or get the honor. That's he. He is really calm, very rational, very intelligent in the way he manages his emotions, so that is up to him. '
A defeat for the men of Olivier Glasner in the Emirates On Wednesday evening, Liverpool would hand over the title with five more games, so the competition is anything but over and all the eggs of Arteta are in the Champions League basket, with the first stage against Paris St-Germain next Tuesday.
But Arteta refused to save his large weapons such as Saka, William Saliba and Declan Rice exclusively for Europe.
“When players are fit and they are available and they want to play, they have to play,” he kept full. '
They are at their best when they play and have consistency in their performances: physical, emotional, their understanding and their rhythm. That is what we need. '
Liverpool -captain Virgil van Dijk has suggested that tonight's game will watch Champagne on Ice's game and is ready to be disconnected as Palace a surprise spring. Arteta insisted that he was not motivated by a desire to postpone the party.
“I don't need a motivation to win a competition in the Premier League, he said.
“I am super motivated for tomorrow to go outside and try to be better than Palace.”