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Liverpool v Arsenal: Team news
Read the latest team news updates from both camps ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League clash with Arsenal on Sunday.
Victor Munoz and Dominik Szoboszlai ‘have a chance’ to feature for the Reds in the 4.30pm GMT kick-off at Anfield.
The pair last appeared at Brentford a fortnight ago, where they sustained minor injuries.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon, Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola revealed it is possible they could return for the visit of the reigning champions.
“I think they have a chance,” said Iraola.
“They have a chance. But I don’t know for sure if they will be involved or not. We still have two days so I think we have a chance, yes.”
The Reds will be aiming to chalk up a sixth consecutive victory across all competitions and a third in a row in the Premier League.
This meeting with the Gunners is match seven of nine fixtures in a 28-day spell between international breaks for Iraola’s charges.
The boss made seven changes to his starting XI in midweek as Liverpool drew 1-1 with Chelsea in the Carabao Cup and won 6-5 on penalties.
“You have to do a lot of the job with the analysts, in the video room, with the board – without spending the legs,” he said.
“But I think our players are very used to it, so a lot of the work is done and now it’s more a matter of getting the decisions right in terms of the loading, freshening the legs.
“We are changing a lot from game to game and I think we will continue this approach, because I think it’s going well.”
Jeremie Frimpong is currently sidelined with a muscle injury, and Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitike and Giovanni Leoni are long-term absentees.
Arsenal, meanwhile, are checking on the condition of Noni Madueke, who was not involved in their tie at Fleetwood Town on Tuesday.
Mikel Arteta told the media on Friday: “We don’t know yet, we’ll have a training session tomorrow.
“[We’ll] see if he can complete that full session tomorrow and as I said, I will know whether he’s available or not.”
Bukayo Saka has been out of action since suffering an issue in the Gunners’ Champions League fixture at Bayern Munich earlier this month.
“We want to have him as quick as possible,” said Arteta. “The player is desperate, he’s feeling much better than he was a few days ago.
“He looks like [he could return before the next international break]; we need to wait and see how he evolves.”
Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice and Christos Tzolis are all in training and on course to be available for the Anfield encounter, Arteta confirmed.
Max Dowman is beginning a three-match suspension after being sent off against Fleetwood.
Last match
Liverpool 1-1 (6-5 pens) Chelsea (October 28): Mamardashvili, Gomez, Araujo, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Nyoni, McConnell, Koumas, Ngumoha, Gakpo.
Fleetwood Town 1-1 (5-3 pens) Arsenal (October 27): Meslier, Hincapie, Salmon, Mosquera, Timber, Lewis-Skelly, Zubimendi, Havertz, Dowman, O’Neill, Gyokeres.
