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Mikel Arteta drops worrying Riccardo Calafiori and Bukayo Saka injury update after Arsenal win over Shakhtar
Arsenal ran out 1-0 winners over Shakhtar Donetsk in a fairly uninspiring Champions League encounter at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.
The Gunners weren’t at their best but still managed to take all three points thanks to a 29th-minute own goal froꦐm Dmytro Rizꦉnyk.
Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli cut inside in💧 the box and tried his luck with an effort that cannoned off the post and went in off the Shakhtar goalkeeper.
Mikel Arteta’s charges didn’t𝓡 man🌟age to build on their goal, however, missing several chances including a 77th-minute penalty from Leandro Trossard.
David Raya also had to be alert to keep out a number of dangerous attempts late on, including a strong🦋 Pedrinho effort.
In addition, Arsenal are now also sweating over the fitness of Riccardo Calafiori, who may have suffered a knee injury.
The Italian defender went down in the 66th minute, which prompted the club doctors toꦺ e🅰xamine him.
And though Calafiori bri🐻efly returned to the fold, he then gestured at Mikel Arteta t🐬o take him off, with Myles Lewis-Skelly taking his place.
Arteta, speaking after the game, shared what he knows aไbout the ꦕsummer signing’s fitness.
He then delivered a worrying update on Bukayo Saka, who has been absent since t♕he international break.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta worried over Riccardo Calafiori as Bukayo Saka ‘unlikely’ to play v Liverpool
Arteta said at his post-match presser, via Fabrizio Romano’s X, that Calafiori’s en🍌forced substitutioꦚn is “a bit of a worry”, before saying “we’ll see”.
The Arsenal boss then admitted that Saka is “unlikely” to feature against Liverpool, as he is yet to train since get💦ting injured on England duty earlier this month.
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Arsenal have mounting personnel problems ahead of Liverpool clash
Arsenal face going into Sunda꧅y’s Premier League meeting with Liverpool without numerous key players.
The Gunners are already without Martin Odegaard, Takehiro Tomiyas𒅌u and Kieran Tierney through injury, while Jurrien Timber is also a doubt.
Willi🔯am Saliba is suspended for the clash against the Reds after his sending off against Bournemouth at the weekend.
Now, Arteta has admitted that Saka is now unlikely to feature against Liverpool, while ✅news on Calafiori’s fitness will have to wait.
Arsenal may be hanging in there – for the most part – in terms of results, but🍨 their personnel situation is becoming concerning.