Arsenal icon warns Gunners title race is OVER if they are beaten by Liverpool

Arsenal are acceptable to instrumentality connected Liverpool successful a blockbuster clash astatine the Emirates this play and Gunners fable Tony Adams has warned his erstwhile nine they cannot spend to suffer the match

Arsenal fable Tony Adams has warned the Gunners' hopes of winning the Premier League volition beryllium implicit if they suffer to Liverpool.

Arsenal volition beryllium 7 points down Liverpool and six points down defending champions Manchester City if they endure a 2nd consecutive league decision connected Sunday, with Adams informing they "have to enactment successful touch" with their rivals.

In an interrogation with the Sun, Adams said: "This is not rather a must-win crippled but it is simply a must-not-lose. We can't lose, due to the fact that past we would not beryllium acold disconnected having much accidental of winning the Champions League than the title, adjacent this early.

"At the backmost extremity of the season, you volition besides person a City squad that has been rotated and is afloat of beans. Usually they don't suffer a game. You person to enactment successful interaction with your rivals. If you get to April wrong 3 points of the title, you inactive person a chance."

Arsenal volition beryllium without William Saliba for the clash aft helium was sent disconnected successful their 2-0 decision to Bournemouth past weekend, portion skipper Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori are each wounded doubts.

"With Saliba retired and the injuries, everything is pointing to an distant win," Adams continued. "As soon arsenic Saliba went disconnected against Bournemouth, you saw it autumn apart. We mislaid our balance.

"It's the archetypal clip successful astir 3 years that we've had a fewer injuries and it is highlighting weaknesses successful the squad. City person got an array of talent. That level of prime passim your squad makes a quality implicit the season.

"Liverpool are assured and Mo Salah is connected occurrence but I person a comic feeling Arsenal volition get a point. I would emotion it if we got each 3 — and if that means getting different reddish paper successful the process, truthful beryllium it."

Liverpool besides person respective wounded problems, with Diogo Jota, Alisson, Federico Chiesa, Harvey Elliott and Conor Bradley each expected to miss the travel to Arsenal. "I deliberation they consciousness bully but not erstwhile it comes to playing for america during the weekend," Reds brag Arne Slot admitted.

"Federico mightiness bid with america contiguous oregon time – but Diogo decidedly not. And Conor Bradley, let's spot if helium tin beryllium with america tomorrow. [Alisson] is progressing well, similar we expect. But it's not a short-term recovery."

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