Arsenal have been handed two pieces of injury news ahead of Sunday afternoon’s mouth-watering clash with title rivals Liverpool. The Gunners could be without a number of senior stars amid a possible defensive headache.
William Saliba will sit out the game due to the red card he picked up at Bournemouth last weekend, while Takehiro Tomiyasu is a doubt – and Kieran Tierney has yet to return from his hamstring setback.
Meanwhile, Riccardo Calafiori faces a late fitness check – after missing open training on Friday. He sustained a knee problem in Arsenal’s midweek win over Shakhtar Donetsk, being brought off on 73 minutes.
Jurrien Timber is also a doubt. The Dutchman has not played since being brought off at half-time in their Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain on October 1.
He was, likewise, not seen in open training on Friday with Mikel Arteta confessing: “We expected him to be further back than where he is at the moment, but again we have to wait and see.”
Head coach of the Netherlands, Ronald Koeman, is not considering him for selection for November’s international break and has omitted him from his provisional squad. The nature of Timber’s setback is unknown – but he did miss almost the entirety of last season with an ACL injury.
