The manager sat down with our reporter Stewart Gardner at the Aon Training Complex on Friday morning and offered the latest news on the squad.
Speaking ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool, the boss was asked for information regarding the availability of Eric Bailly, Diogo Dalot, Tim Fosu-Mensah, Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw and Axel Tuanzebe.
Tuanzebe has played just six minutes of Premier League football since the start of October due to injury, while Rojo has not featured since November.
The duo do not appear close to an immediate comeback, but there is more positive news regarding the four other defenders after confirmed they could soon return to first-team action.