Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is hopeful that wingers Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli will recover from injury in time for their home clash against Fulham on April 1.

Both players are sidelined with hamstring issues, while forwards Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz have been ruled out for the rest of the season.

Their absence has significantly impacted Arsenal's attacking options, with the team failing to find the net in a 1-0 defeat to West Ham on Saturday and a goalless draw against third-placed Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.

Arteta acknowledged that even if Saka and Martinelli return after the international break, their fitness will need to be carefully managed.

"I think so, but again let's see how they evolve in the next few weeks to make the right steps," he told reporters."After that, they've been out for a long, long time, so we're going to have to integrate them as well gradually. They are evolving well but they're still a bit far.

"We have a meeting tomorrow to discuss where they are, especially Gabi, who probably has a chance before Bukayo to come in, but how soon that is, we'll have to see how it evolves in the next week or 10 days."

Arsenal remain second after the draw at Forest but have fallen 13 points behind leaders Liverpool.

Arteta will now turn his attention to PSV Eindhoven for the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie on Tuesday and must quickly find a solution for their goal-scoring woes.

"We have another day or two now to think before the PSV game, all the options that we have especially against a team that is in a low block," Arteta said.