Arteta faces Gunners’ injury challenge…
Mikel Arteta might need a GPS to find his full roster as he tackles Liverpool with possibly six players missing from Arsenal’s Premier League clash on Sunday. The Gunners’ bid for the title seems stuck in an endless injury cycle as if they’ve been running into football’s infamous banana peel. Kai Havertz is nursing a knee problem, while Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard shuffled off injured in a recent victory over Leeds United. Only Odegaard has a faint chance to make it back before Sunday’s Anfield showdown, leaving fans hoping he’s part superhero with an express recovery option.
Arteta has been handed a mystery box of footballers to fill in regardless, with Saka confirmed out due to a hamstring strain. Options such as Leandro Trossard may step in like a surprise understudy in a school play, while newcomer Eberechi Eze could make his Arsenal cameo if Odegaard doesn’t leap off the injury list like a ninja. Ben White and Christian Norgaard are still question marks, and following Kai Havertz’s knee surgery, Arteta compared his team’s injury list to a deflating bouncy castle. Gabriel Jesus remains in the wings with his ACL injury from January.
