Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, will probably have to manage without William Saliba for their Premier League matchup against Liverpool on Sunday at Anfield.
The trip to Merseyside is anticipated to be too soon for the French center back to return after missing the Arsenal' past two Premier League games due to a back injury suffered against Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League.
Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mohamed Elneny, who have been dealing with chronic knee injuries, have joined Saliba in the hospital. Eddie Nketiah's ankle ailment is proving to be tough to recover from, so the Englishman will also continue to miss games.
Rob Holding, who has successfully filled in for Saliba against Leeds United and Crystal Palace, may anticipate teaming up with Gabriel Magalhaes in front of Aaron Ramsdale once again.
For the full-back positions, Ben White and Oleksandr Zinchenko are a lock, and Granit Xhaka while Thomas Partey will be working with skipper Martin Odegaard in the engine room.
Bukayo Saka missed his first Premier League game since December 2021 against Leeds due to sickness, but the attacker is now completely healed and will likely fight his way back in.
Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Jesus, or Gabriel Martinelli must thus be sacrificed for the Anfield match, albeit each player might feel unfairly treated to be left out, particularly as Trossard scored a hat-trick for Brighton & Hove Albion on Liverpool's pitch earlier this season.
Trossard will probably have to accept a seat on the bench in this situation, however, with Jesus now well and firing again and Martinelli aiming to give Trent Alexander-Arnold a lot of issues.
Arsenal possible starting lineup: Ramsdale; White, Holding, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Xhaka, Partey; Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Jesus
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