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Arsenal talent likened to Philippe Coutinho spotted in training ahead of Liverpool clash
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been putting his players through their paces ahead of their Premier League meeting with Liverpool on Sunday.
The Gunners host Arne Slot’s Reds at the Emirates Stadium in Sunday’s 4:30pm kick-off, a clash of the titans with so much at stake.
Arsenal and Liverpool occupy third and first place in the table respectively, and both will be eager to finally dethrone Manchester City as champions come May.
On Friday, Arsenal’s media team shared photos from their latest training session at London Colney, and a few academy players were involved.
One of the academy stars taking part is a midfielder deemed capable of producing ‘moments of magic’ and has been compared to Liverpool cult hero Philippe Coutinho.

Salah Oulad M’Hand spotted in Arsenal training ahead of Liverpool clash
The player in question is Salah Oulad M’Hand, who has been going from strength to strength in the Arsenal academy.
The 21-year-old has been in and around the first-team this season, making the matchday squads for the games against Atalanta and Brighton.
Salah is currently playing for Arsenal’s Under-21s, with appearances in the Premier League 2 and the EFL Trophy this term.
has described the young Dutchman as a ‘creative midfielder capable of producing moments of magic’.
Meanwhile, Gunners youth team expert said Salah is ‘capable of performing effectively as an attacking midfielder or out wide and possesses excellent technical ability.’
In the past, the former Netherlands youth international was compared to the likes of Coutinho, Robert Pires, Freddie Ljungberg, Deco and Samir Nasri.
Arsenal v Liverpool team news
Arsenal will be without centre-back William Saliba, who is suspended after getting sent off against Bournemouth last week.
Meanwhile, fellow defender Riccardo Calafiori is undergoing tests on a knee injury and remains a big doubt.
Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber are also major doubts, with Arteta saying both are “very uncertain” to feature.
As for Liverpool, forward Diogo Jota has been ruled out after he suffered a rib injury in last weekend’s win over Chelsea.
Alisson and Harvey Elliott remain sidelined, while the game will come too soon for Conor Bradley and Federico Chiesa.