Mikel Arteta opted for the slightly odd tactic of refusing to provide a fitness update in his pre-Liverpool press conference, but there are a couple of players who will miss the match.
Speaking to the media, the 40-year-old was asked if he had an injury update and said: “No, we’ll have more tomorrow. We have another training session and tomorrow we will know more”.
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However, Liverpool’s website reported that: “The Gunners will definitely be without Emile Smith Rowe (groin) and Mohamed Elneny (hamstring).”
That should mean at least two players are missing for the Gunners, and the absence of Emile Smith Rowe is a positive for the Reds to start the game.
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We’ll have to wait and see if there are any more updates before the match on who else might miss the meeting in the Emirates, with Jurgen Klopp thankfully providing our supporters with more information.
You can watch Arteta’s fitness update (as of 1:40) via HaytersTV on YouTube:
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