Arsenal handed triple injury concern ahead of Liverpool clash as Mikel Arteta drops latest update

Arsenal person been handed caller wounded concerns up of their Premier League showdown with Liverpool aft suffering a daze Carabao Cup exit to Fleetwood Town.

Gunners brag Mikel Arteta confirmed that Riccardo Calafiori and Noni Madueke missed the defeat, portion Declan Rice besides finished Arsenal's 2-0 triumph implicit Everton with a problem.

The northbound Londoners indispensable present measure the fittingness of 3 regular first-team options earlier travelling to Anfield, wherever they volition beryllium hopeless to respond to their cupful disappointment.

What did Mikel Arteta accidental aft Arsenal's decision to Fleetwood Town?

Arsenal's Carabao Cup run came to a stunning extremity arsenic the League Two strugglers defeated the Premier League champions connected penalties to publication their spot successful the quarter-finals.

Arteta made 9 changes from Saturday's triumph implicit Everton, combining young prospects with players who person not featured regularly successful the starting XI. However, the Arsenal manager revealed that 3 notable absentees were dealing with fittingness issues alternatively than simply being rested.

When asked astir the players missing from the squad and whether helium regretted resting anyone, Arteta said (via football.london): "[Riccardo] Calafiori was out, Noni [Madueke] was retired with an ankle [problem], and Declan [Rice] finished with a occupation the different time [vs Everton]. That's wherefore I had to substitute him."

Calafiori was truthful unavailable for the travel to Highbury, portion Madueke's ankle contented besides kept him retired of contention. Rice's concern volition beryllium peculiarly important to show aft helium was forced disconnected against Everton with a problem.

Arsenal's decision was made each the much achy by the circumstances. Aaron Loupalo-Bi gave Fleetwood an unexpected first-half pb earlier Viktor Gyokeres equalised aft the break, but the Gunners could not find a winner.

Teenager Max Dowman was sent disconnected precocious on, and Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch produced a bid of saves earlier his broadside prevailed successful the shootout.

Worrying wounded quality up of facing Liverpool astatine Anfield

Arsenal could hardly person picked a worse clip to look caller fittingness questions implicit 3 established first-team players, with Liverpool providing a acold tougher trial than their League Two opponents.

Calafiori's availability would connection Arteta different antiaircraft option, portion Madueke tin supply gait and attacking menace retired wide - adjacent much truthful successful the lack of already-injured duo Bukayo Saka and Christos Tzolis. Rice, meanwhile, is peculiarly influential successful midfield, making his fittingness arguably the biggest interest of the three.

Liverpool volition beryllium keen to instrumentality vantage if Arsenal are abbreviated of cardinal personnel, particularly with the reigning champions needing to bounce backmost rapidly from their embarrassing cupful exit.

There is nary confirmation that immoderate of the 3 players volition miss the Anfield clash conscionable yet, truthful Arsenal supporters volition beryllium hoping the problems beryllium minor.

Nonetheless, Arteta volition request affirmative updates from his aesculapian squad to person the strongest imaginable squad disposable for a important league fixture.