Arsenal are looking to keep pace in the Premier League title race after Manchester City pulled six points clear on Saturday afternoon.
Erling Haaland’s goal was enough in a 1-0 win over strugglers Southampton. The contribution saw them return to the top of the table ahead of Liverpool, two points clear of Arne Slot’s team, who now travel to north London on Sunday afternoon for a mouth-watering match-up.
Mikel Arteta has stressed about his injury issues and selection problems ahead of their latest table-topping match. Captain Martin Odegaard and William Saliba will miss the visit from the Merseysiders through injury and suspension respectively – and are big misses.
Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori are doubts for the showdown after suffering problems in recent weeks. Calafiori was the latest worry after limping off during Tuesday night’s win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
Saka hasn’t featured for Arsenal since before October’s international break after he picked up a hamstring injury for England against Greece. Timber has been out for nearly a month, meanwhile, and Ronald Koeman has opted against selecting him in the Netherlands’ provisional squad for November’s round of fixtures.
Images emerged on social media of Saka and Timber ‘with the Arsenal squad’ in the team hotel on Saturday night. The development came after Arteta cast scrutiny over their proposed involvement against the Reds this weekend.
