"Sol is in the squad but I don't know whether he will play. He is slowly getting there but he's still a fraction short, so it's a decision that I have to make. I'm not sure whether I will start him, but just having him back in the squad will be important as everyone loves him and he's a winner.
"It is always hard not to play him but he's been out for a long time and the last I rushed him back, he was not completely right and his performances were not of his normal standard. Then his confidence dropped and that's why I feel that I have to give him the necessary time."
Thierry Henry meanwhile is still suffering the effects of the groin strain that kept him out of the Blackburn game, indeed he might not even make it back for Spurs next Monday.
Also unavailable for tomorrow are Clichy, Ljungberg and Flamini.
Team from: Lehmann, Taylor, Lauren, Eboue, Cole, Toure, Senderos, Campbell, Cygan, Vieira, Gilberto Silva, Edu, Fabregas, Pires, Reyes, van Persie, Bergkamp, Aliadiere.