Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground (kick-off 16:30 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On team news, Arteta said Martin Zubimendi "looks much better" and that they have another session on Saturday to assess whether he is ready.

• He added that he hopes Piero Hincapie will be back before the international break, Christos Tzolis will be back in "a few weeks" and William Saliba's recovery is "very, very positive".

• On news the club are planning to cut 60 jobs, Arteta said: "This question is not for me. I was explained about the exercise and analysis that has been done across the club with the intention to evolve." He added: "To improve, some decisions have to be taken to put people in the right roles and keep investing to achieve what we want to achieve and all the success we want to create, so that's been explained. I'm not the right person to answer that question and hopefully everyone can respect that."

• On his side's form since losing 3-0 to Brighton before the international break, the Spaniard said his side have "responded really well", had "two very good performances" and the focus now is a "tough game" against Forest.

• Following up on why Forest will be a "tough" game, Arteta explained: "[They are an] extremely well-coached team. We had that experience in the past and it's a team that at home can create a really special momentum. We are ready for it."

• On the shift in how his side score goals with the majority of their chances coming from open play this season, he said: "[We got] criticism for scoring [set-piece] goals. I don't know what level we are at right now, but the team is showing a great attacking flow. We scored some beautiful goals."

• And finally on fans wondering why Saliba did not feature in the annual team photo, he explained: "We have tried to do that picture three times already and we had to cancel it for different reasons. We had some commercial obligations. We decided to do that picture. We will have another picture with the whole family. Hopefully, we can get them all together at some point."