Jorginho drops Arsenal team news hint as Mikel Arteta makes Bukayo Saka Real Madrid decision

Jorginho has dropped a team news hint ahead of Arsenal's clash against Real Madrid. The 33-year-old midfielder will be hoping he's done enough to secure a place in the starting lineup when on Tuesday night.

Mikel Arteta's side cruised past PSV Eindhoven in the round of 16 last month, winning 9-3 on aggregate, meanwhile, . While Carlo Ancelotti has great quality at his disposal, the Spanish giants have shown signs of weakness recently.

At the weekend, Real Madrid lost 2-1 to Valencia, with . Nevertheless, Jorginho has posted a pre-match graphic preview of the heavyweight bout to his .

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Historically, this suggests that he will be involved in some capacity. Speaking to reporters ahead of the tie, , who has recently returned from a hamstring injury.

"He's in a much better place," said the Arsenal boss. "Gradually, . He's coped with that really well and he's in a good place to be able to be used."

On the occasion, Arteta said: "We're going to put all the ingredients, everything that is in our hands to play the game that we want and to take the game in the direction that we want.

"In order to achieve that, we're going to need our people playing every single ball with us and that's going to make a huge difference because that's something that is really needed.

"At this stage, you need your home stadium to create a very, very special atmosphere to generate momentum, so, let's go. I encourage everybody to go there tomorrow to play the game with us - not to be there watching it, but to play the game with us."

Arteta added: "There are things that we cannot control which is what they are going to prepare and what they can do. We have to focus and our energy has to be on that.

"Understanding what puts us in our strengths and what puts us in our weaknesses and the direction that we want to play in the game."

On having a special plan for Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe and Rodrygo, Arteta said: "With the individual qualities that they have, especially when you put them in certain situations, you know the danger that you are facing. But that's the stage, it doesn't get much bigger than that.

"What they've been doing in this competition is they can create those moments, and when it comes to the biggest stage, individual performance of players can decide a game and are critical for your success and that’s something that we have to prevent."

With that being said, Arteta will be relying on the likes of Jorginho to step up and lead Arsenal to glory. While a few players have posted pre-match previews of the Real Madrid game to their Instagram stories, it does not necessarily mean they will definitely start or, at the very least, play.