Arsenal’s interim boss Renee Slegers has been speaking to the media before Friday’s Women’s Super League game against Brighton (kick-off 19:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from her news conference:
Lotte Wubben Moy and Laura Wienroither are both “progressing really well” as they return from injury.
On Edu leaving his role as Arsenal’s sporting director, Slegers said he’s “meant a lot” to the women’s team and she’s “sorry” to see him leave.
She added that Edu’s departure will not impact Arsenal’s recruitment process for a permanent head coach.
Slegers hopes to remain part of the club’s coaching staff, even if she is not selected as the next permanent manager.
On having to move their Champions League game against Bayern Munich away from the Emirates because of a clash with a men’s fixture, Slegers said it’s been “a very hard dilemma for the club”.
Arsenal have “not been talking” about Manchester City and Chelsea pulling away at the top of the league.
She said it will be a “high risk, high reward” game against Brighton, who Slegers said are “doing really well and have recruited top players”.
