Arsenal could be handed a double boost ahead of their Premier League clash against Liverpool.
On Sunday, the Gunners will welcome rivals Liverpool to the Emirates Stadium in what is billed to be a mouth-watering Premier League clash.
Ahead of the match, one of the major talking points has been the fitness of Arsenal star Bukayo Saka, who is yet to feature after suffering an injury during the international break earlier in the month.
Saka missed the Gunners’ matches against Bournemouth and Shakhtar Donetsk and was a major doubt for the Liverpool clash.
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In addition, there are also concerns about the fitness of defensive duo Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori.
However, on Saturday night, a picture of both Saka and Timber arriving at the team hotel circulated on social media.
This could mean that both players have overcome their injury issues and are ready to play against Liverpool.
Speaking on Friday, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta said: “We’re going to do our very best to somehow have them available but it’s very uncertain.
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“Timber, again, it’s the first session that he could have some involvement. He’s been out for a while, we expected him to be further back than where he is at the moment but, again, we have to wait and see.”
When asked about Saka, Arteta said: “Yes, he has done a bit of training on the grass. How far we can get him to Sunday, that’s a different question. We have another day, which is a good thing, but we’ll see.”
Arsenal will definitely be without defender William Saliba after his red card against Bournemouth.
On how he will cope with the Frenchman, Arteta said: “Well we have different options, players that have already played there before. It’s true that that partnership has been very stable as you said, he’s played every single moment. He’s not available, we have to find a different solution which is something that, as a team, we need to be good at as well.”
Topics: Bukayo Saka, Arsenal, Liverpool, Football, Jurrien Timber
Marcus Chan