Arsenal vs Liverpool: Mikel Arteta brushes off injury crisis

Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal “won’t feel sorry for ourselves” despite facing a mounting injury crisis ahead of Sunday’s clash with Premier League leaders Liverpool.

Arsenal will be without William Saliba through suspension while Bukayo Saka (hamstring), Riccardo Calafiori (knee) and Jurriën Timber (muscular problem) were all unable to take part in training on Friday.

Captain Martin Ødegaard (ankle) and defender Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) — who has performed well marking Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah in previous meetings — are both ruled out and Arteta admitted at a Friday press conference he was still unsure of his starting line-up.

“Until tomorrow, no [I don’t know my team],” Arteta said. [There will be] a lot of drawing. A lot of possibilities, a lot of ifs. Probably the team that we start won’t be the team that finishes the game.