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Fabrizio Romano drops Riccardo Calafiori update after Arsenal win over Shakhtar Donetsk

Giuseppe Labellarte
Giuseppe Labellarte

Arsenal are currently facing a potential injury crisis in wake of their Champions League victory over Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Gunners managed to cla♊im a 1-0 win over the Ukrainian champion🥃s, but it didn’t come without yet more caveats on the personnel front.

Arsenal defender Ben White𓆉 was surprisingly substituted at half-time, with Thomas Partey dropping to righꦍt-back and Mikel Merino coming off the bench.

Then, in the 66th minute, Riccardo Calafiori went down with a ﷽suspected knee inju🅘ry, which prompted the club doctors to examine him.

And though Calafiori briefly returned to the fold🍰, he then gestured at Mikel Arteta to take him off, wi🅘th Myles Lewis-Skelly taking his place.

Fabrizio Romano took to X not long after the gam๊e finished, 🍌with an update on Calafiori.

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Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images

Fabrizio Romano says Arsenal staff are already assessing Riccardo Calafiori

ಌRomano reported that Arsenal staff are already assessing the Itꦐalian defender after he was subbed off with a possible knee injury.

READ MORE: Chris Sutton slates Arsenal player’s ‘lack of conviction’ in Shakhtar Done🧔tsk clas𓃲h

Mounting injury problems for Arsenal ahead of Liverpool clash

Ars▨enal face going into Sunday’s Premier League meeting with Li𓂃verpool without numerous key players.

The Gunners are already without Martin 🧔Odegaard, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney through injury, while Jurrien Timber is also a doubt.

William Saliba is suspended for the clash against the Reds after his sending off against Bournemo🎃uth at the weekend.

Bukayo Saka missed this game and the Bourn🌜emouth trip on Saturday, so it remains to be seen whet😼her he’ll be back for the Liverpool clash.

Likewise, it remains to be seen wh🌄at the situation is with Calafiori. Arsenal fans will be eager to hear what Arteta has to say at his post-match presser.