Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admits his plans are being hindered by the stadium lockout.

Fans are still unable to watch their team on the pitch and Arteta has admitted that makes it harder for him to lay the foundations of his rebuild at Arsenal.

“What I can tell you is that obviously when you are trying to build a new project there is something that you need and that is your people and your crowd," said Arteta.

“If not, you are unable to generate that synergy, that cohesion, that unity within them to feel that they belong to what we are trying to do – that they feel united, they feel close to what we are trying to do.

“It is really difficult and we are now suffering when they are not in the stadium because I really want them to see closely, not on TV but really closely, what the team is trying to do, what the players are putting in so they can feel that connection with them.

“So they will then be really participating in what we are trying to do and that is a really powerful thing and there are a few examples in this country of how important that is when you are trying to build something.

“It is a shame that we don't have it but we just try and adapt and make the most out of it."