“ If we looked at his passport every day, we’d never play him ,” the Spaniard said, speaking to media.

"He's out," before adding: "We're assessing him, but he won't be involved in this match."

Mikel Arteta has insisted Ben White still has time to make England's World Cup squad and vowed to give the defender sufficient opportunities at Arsenal to stake his claim. White has not featured for England since leaving the 2022 World Cup early for what the Football Association described at the time as "personal reasons.

Arsenal take on Brighton in the Carabao Cup fourth round.