Arsenal fans can breathe a sigh of relief after Corriere dello Sport reported that Riccardo Calafiori’s knee injury, sustained during the clash against Shakhtar on Tuesday, is not as severe as

Bukayo Saka was again absent due to a hamstring injury while Martin Odegaard remains out with an ankle injury and is unlikely to return in time for the visit of Liverpool. Jurrien Timber, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu are also on Arsenal’s injury list but Arteta said Ben White’s half-time substitution against Shakhtar was tactical.

Arsenal's injury woes deepened after Riccardo Calafiori was forced to leave the pitch during their win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the second half, with manager Mikel Arteta calling the situation "not great news.