Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admits the coronavirus is becoming a fear for players and their families.

While other leagues in Europe have seen some disruption, especially in Italy, the Premier League has gone ahead as scheduled.

But Arteta, whose side is based on North London, knows that the virus is something near the front of the minds of everyone.

"(We are) not anxious, obviously we read the information, it's all the time in the media," he told reporters.

"Our families are concerned, we have a lot of foreign players with foreign families in different countries so it's something that is on a daily basis.

"The club and the authorities are in contact every day. We are following all the instructions from the club doctor.

"So far the protocols we have been doing are enough but obviously don't know to what stage it is going to develop.

"We've seen in other countries the difficult decisions they have to make around it to protect the situation so we have to wait and see and be guided by them."