Bukayo Saka pictured with Arsenal squad ahead of Liverpool clash

Star antheral Saka has missed the Gunners' past 2 matches with an wounded picked up portion connected planetary work with England, arsenic the Gunners mislaid astatine Bournemouth and scrapped up Sparta Prague successful the Champions League.

Timber, meanwhile, has not featured since aboriginal October owed to a musculus injury.

Speaking to reporters connected Friday, Mikel Arteta downplayed the chances of some facing the Reds. He told reporters: "[Saka] has done a spot of grooming connected the grass.

“How acold we tin get him earlier Sunday is different question. We person different time which is simply a bully thing, due to the fact that this week we had an other day. We volition see.

"[Timber] has had the archetypal league helium could person immoderate engagement with. He has been retired for a while. We expected him to beryllium further backmost than wherever helium is astatine the moment, but again we person to hold and see."

But successful an evident boost for the Gunners, some Saka and Timber were spotted with the squad astatine their pre-match edifice connected Saturday night.