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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta sends defiant message to Liverpool ahead of Sunday’s Premier League match
Arsenal have a huge Premier League fixture ahead of them this Sunday as high-flying Liverpool come to the Emirates Stadium.
𒐪Mikel Arteta’s Gunners and Arne Slot’s Reds will lock horns in North London, with both sides eager to deal a huge blow to a title rival.
Arsenal will be desperate to bounce back from their shock 2-0 loss at Bournemouth last Saturday, a result which left them four points behind Liverpool.
As for the Reds, their confidence is high after running out 2-1 winners over Chelsea on Sunday and going back to the Premier League summit.
ℱArsenal got back on track results-wise with a 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Tuesday.
꧙However, it wasn’t a particularly inspired performance from the Gunners, who looked tired at various points in the match.
🐓Arsenal are now also sweating over the fitness of Riccardo Calafiori, who is being assessed for a potential knee injury he picked up in the game.
𒊎However, Arteta sent a defiant message to Liverpool when asked – as per – whether his players will still be tired on Sunday.

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal ‘will be flying’ against Liverpool
ཧThe Arsenal boss said he expected a bit of a drop-off against Shakhtar, but he’s confident that his players will be energised come Sunday.
ღ“We played two-and-a-half days ago after the internationals,” said Arteta. “I was expecting we could drop off a little bit.
𝓡“We made life more difficult, starting to give the ball away and it was more open. Believe me, on Sunday we will be flying.”
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Arsenal injury problems mounting ahead of Liverpool clash
♔Though Arteta is confident that his charges will be at their best against Liverpool, it remains to be seen what pool of players he has at his disposal.
🌺Arsenal 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 Bournemouth at the weekend
And on Tuesday night, 💮Arteta also admitted that Bukayo Saka is now unlikely to feature against Liverpool⛎, while news on Calafiori’s fitness will have to wait.