Mikel Arteta says Riccardo Calafiori’s suspected knee injury is “not good news” for Arsenal ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool. sky sports.
Arsenal’s hard-fought 1-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates was overshadowed by Calafiori’s injury after an awkward fall in the second half.
Left-back Calafiori, who was replaced by teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly, is the latest player to join Arsenal’s growing list of potential absentees ahead of their marquee league clash with leaders Liverpool.
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“He had to come off because he felt something,” Arteta said of Calafiori after the game. “I’m not sure the extent of it. In that sense, it’s not really good news.”
Calafiori went out in the second half with a suspected knee injury.
Arsenal’s William Saliba, who received a red card against Bournemouth, will be left out of the defense due to suspension, while Jurrien Timber has been out since the beginning of the month due to injury.
Arteta is also unable to call on defensive duo Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney due to long-term injury issues, and his options against Liverpool are limited if Calafiori and Timber fail to recover in time.
Martin Odegaard remains sidelined, while Bukayo Saka, who has missed the last two games with a hamstring problem, has been selected for England. The status of his injury will be of great interest over the next few days.
Arteta didn’t seem hopeful about Saka’s chances ahead of the game. “I don’t know. He hasn’t been able to train yet, so it’s unlikely,” he said. amazon prime.
Ben White was sent off at half-time after receiving a yellow card against Shakhtar and Arteta revealed after the game that it was not due to injury and was merely a measure to prevent another red card from his side.
“It was my decision to leave him out,” Arteta said. “He got a yellow card and we’ve played enough with 10 men recently. It was dense on that side, there were a lot of players on that side so I didn’t want to take any chances there.”
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Sky Sports’ Paul Gilmour and Nick Wright react to Riccardo Calafiori’s injury substitution following Arsenal’s 1-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
Arteta: ‘Tired’ Arsenal will fly away on Sunday
Arsenal looked “tired” after their manager admitted their performance against Shakhtar and had little energy ahead of the visit to Liverpool, but he was confident his side would be revitalized by Sunday.
“We played two days ago with international players who had flown in from Brazil and other countries,” Arteta said when asked if he was worried fatigue would affect Liverpool’s performance.
“We were expecting a bit of a drop and I think we paid a bit of a price in the first half in that we put in too much effort and didn’t get the distance in terms of goals scored.
“Then we started giving the ball away in not the right areas and it made life more difficult for us because we were more open. That didn’t help. But now we have four days left, believe me, it’s Sunday. When it comes, we will be like that.”
“We’ll review, take a day off and have two days to prepare for the game. Sunday is a long way off and we’re very comfortable that we’ll be in the right place.”
Arsenal’s upcoming fixtures
Liverpool (H) – Premier League – Sunday, October 27 – Live broadcast on Sky Sports
Preston North End (A) – Carabao Cup – Wednesday, October 30 – Live broadcast on Sky Sports
Newcastle United (away) – Premier League – Saturday, November 2
Inter Milan (A) – UEFA Champions League – Wednesday 6 November
Chelsea (A) – Premier League – Sunday, November 10 – Live broadcast on Sky Sports
Nottingham Forest (H) – Premier League – Saturday, November 23
Sporting Lisbon (A) – UEFA Champions League – Tuesday 26 November
West Ham United (A) – Premier League – Saturday, November 30 – Live broadcast on Sky Sports
