Arsene Wenger has revealed the latest team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup third-round tie against Sunderland:

on the latest team news…The team news is that, from last week, we have no big injuries, and the squad will be similar to the squad who played the last game against Newcastle. Will a young player or two start? I haven’t decided yet.

on Alexis…The bad news of the week is that Alexis is not quite ready. It is a precaution because of his hamstring, and it takes a few more days. He’s not bad but he’s not ready.

on Santi Cazorla…Nothing’s changed [from the original timescale] with Santi. It could be a bit shorter with him because he’s often quicker [to recover] than you expect him to be. Cazorla and Coquelin are doing well.

on Rosicky and Arteta…Tomas Rosicky is not far, he’s back in full training next week, so should be available soon. Mikel is available.

on the possibility of resting players…The thinking is to give absolutely everything to qualify. We are the holders of the cup and I know as well by experience that it is very important that you get in the competition and that you have a successful third round. It’s a tricky one, always, the third round.