Jackson on Hannibal, mood and 'thriving' at the Emirates

Burnley interim boss Mike Jackson has been speaking to the media before Monday's Premier League game against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium (kick-off 20:00 BST).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Hannibal Mejbri could be fit for the trip to north London. Jackson said they will make "a call closer to the time" after the 23-year-old was withdrawn early in the 2-2 draw with Aston Villa last week as a precaution. He added: "Virtually everyone is fit for selection again, apart from Connor [Roberts], who will be with the under-21s and playing some game time in that."
• On the morale after picking up a point last Sunday: "The mood after the game was really good. As the week goes on, you still get dips because, ultimately, we've not been what we wanted or set out to achieve. It's the job of the coaching staff to try to keep the intensity and we still have to work towards the games in the competition we're in."
• Burnley were relegated after a 1-0 defeat by Manchester City in April, but the interim coach believes there's still a lot for his players to play for in the last two games. He said: "Let's not beat around the bush, there's going to be players that will leave, people that will stay and other people that will come in. That's just a normal thing in football. But for them, every time you get a chance to go and perform, you go and show them what you can do. It's very simple, to be honest, and we dress it up too much. When you get the chance to perform in the Premier League, do your best and go and perform."
• Jackson said he didn't like seeing what happened to former boss and "close friend" Scott Parker, but that it has been a "privilege" trying to help the club and players since he took charge last month.
• When asked about his own future, he said: "I had one conversation with the chairman after what happened with Scott. Since then, I haven't had any communication regarding all that - that's gone on in the background."
• It is expected to be an intense meeting at the Emirates, as Arsenal chase the league title, and Jackson wants to see his players "thrive" in the environment. He said: "You look at a game like that and the importance of it to everyone in the competition but, from our point of view, you have to look at it as an opportunity. One - to be involved in a game like that; two - to be excited about that as a platform to go and perform. We can't influence everything that's going on around it and all the noise about this game, but what we can do is make sure, like we did against Villa last week, that we're still taking this competition really seriously. That's what we'll do."