Mikel Arteta will not play in the match against Manchester City on New Year's Day after testing positive for Covid-19.
The Spaniard who contracted the virus in March 2020 is now isolated.
Mikel Arteta will not play in the match against Manchester City on New Year's Day after testing positive for Covid-19.
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Danny Mills and Phil Babb are former players in the top-flight.
"Mikel is isolating in line with government guidelines and we wish him well."
Arteta will be isolated for a week. People who get negative flow results on day six and day seven of their self-isolation period can now go out for a meal.
Arteta won't be in the lineup for the New Year's Day game with Man City.
The 39-year-old is the third premier league boss to have contracted the virus over the festive period with Crystal Palace head coach Patrick Vieira and Steven Gerrard also in the same boat.
The game between the two teams was called off due to the coronaviruses cases within Bruno Lage's team.
Arteta could return for the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup on January 6.
After 19 games, the team is fourth in the table with 35 points, 12 points behind the league leaders.
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There are free to watch highlights from the game.
Arteta had a number of players missing for the Boxing Day win away at Canaries.
The first game of the season when they were without a number of first-team regulars was more impacted by covid cases than the rest of the season.
The positive result comes after a spike in infections at top flight clubs amid the spread of the Omicron variant across the UK.
103 new positive cases were recorded in the most recent round of testing, which was the highest weekly figure since testing figures began.
The game between the two teams was called off because of injuries and cases within Eddie Howe's team.
