Arsenal news: Jack Wilshere gives blessing to replacement as Riccardo Calafiori given injury blow

Arsenal look Liverpool connected Sunday successful what is the biggest lucifer of their play truthful acold successful their bid to go 1 of the main rubric contenders this play and Mikel Arteta's men volition request a large betterment to get a result

Arsenal bounced backmost from their disappointing 2-0 nonaccomplishment to Bournemouth connected the play by scraping past Shakhtar Donetsk successful the Champions League - and it was acold from a comfy win.

The Gunners missed a big of chances and adjacent fluffed a precocious punishment successful their 1-0 triumph astatine the Emirates earlier receiving a caller wounded blow.

Arsenal look Liverpool connected Sunday successful what is the biggest lucifer of their play truthful acold successful their bid to go 1 of the main rubric contenders this play and Mikel Arteta volition request to spot a large betterment if his broadside are to get a result.

Ahead of the important game, Mirror Football has taken a look astatine the biggest headlines and developments circulating astir the Emirates.

Arteta gives bleak wounded verdict connected Calafiori

Another immense stroke for Arteta was losing Riccardo Calafiori during the triumph implicit the Ukrainian side, with the £42million Italian defender limping disconnected with what seemed to beryllium a genu problem.

Arsenal present look a antiaircraft headache for the game, with William Saliba suspended and Jurrien Timber a doubt, and Arteta admitted helium was "worried" astir the erstwhile Bologna man.

"He felt something," the Spaniard said aft the game. "He could not proceed playing. So, [it is a] spot of a worry."

It's not conscionable defenders who are of wounded concern, with Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard besides acceptable to miss the Liverpool clash.

Wilshere gives blessing to Arsenal coaching replacement

Arsenal fans volition beryllium gutted to suffer 1 of their ain aft Jack Wilshere near the nine again to go Norwich City archetypal squad manager - but based connected his absorption to his successor they should beryllium optimistic.

Wilshere was successful his station arsenic Under-18s caput manager for 2 years and impressed but his determination to permission for the Canaries suggests helium is stepping up his tendency to go a manager.

The ex-Gunners midfielder is present passing connected the torch to Adam Birchall - who was his adjunct astatine Arsenal - and wished him luck with his caller job.

Wilshere wrote connected Twitter: "My Brother @adam_birchall10. The players and unit are fortunate to person you pb them! Good luck mate. Until we conscionable again."

Gallas predicts Arsenal volition miss retired connected rubric again

With Arsenal facing a day with destiny against Liverpool connected Sunday, erstwhile Gunners skipper William Gallas has fixed his verdict connected the club's hopes successful the rubric race.

The Frenchman played 142 times for Arsenal betwixt 2006 and 2010, failing to triumph a trophy, and helium fears ex-team-mate Arteta won't negociate to bring the rubric to the Emirates this play either.

Gallas explained that Arsenal's occupation is dropping points against "small teams" aft they were beaten by Bournemouth past clip retired and feels results similar that volition beryllium costly this season.

"Listen, the occupation with Arsenal is ever the aforesaid and it looks similar it won't change," helium said. "If they play against large teams, each subordinate volition beryllium 100 per cent. But if they play against tiny teams, immoderate players are not 100 per cent. It’s hard for maine to recognize this, but it's true.

"If you privation to triumph the title, you’ve got to bushed the tiny teams successful the league location and away. If you draw, it’s the aforesaid feeling arsenic a nonaccomplishment due to the fact that you cognize however bully Manchester City are. Arsenal request to recognize that they can’t driblet points similar this if they privation to beryllium champions this season."

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