Arsenal Worried About Calafiori's Injury, Disrupts The Scheme Against Liverpool

JAKARTA - Arsenal will face leaders of the 2024/2025 Premier League standings, Liverpool, at the Emirates Stadium, on October 27, 2024.

However, ahead of that important match, the Gunners got bad news. Riccardo Calafiori reportedly suffered an injury when Arsenal beat Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on October 23, 2024.

Calafori limped in at 18 minutes at the end of the match after falling with the foundation of his right foot.

Mikel Arteta said he was worried that Riccardo Calafiori could join Arsenal's growing list of injuries.

The manager will be monitoring in the coming days, but he sees signs of not promising to be sent this weekend.

"With Riccy (Riccardo Calafiori), he has to come out because he feels something. I don't know how far it is. So, in that case it's not good news."

"He can't keep playing. So, it's a bit worrying," said Arteta as reported by ESPN.

Arteta also said that there is a chance Bukayo Saka will not be available to face Liverpool.

He is currently battling a hamstring problem, as is Martin Odegaard (the ankle) and Jurrien Timber (the muscle problem).

The current situation has made Arteta dizzy. He had to change the position of his player as William Saliba was suspended following a red card against Bournemouth.

There is a possibility that the Spanish manager will use midfielder Thomas Partey at the right-back post as he did against Shakhtar.

"I saw a drop. The fact that we did so much in the first half and didn't get any distance in terms of scores, I think we paid a little bit for that."

"Then we made life more difficult because we started giving the ball in the wrong area and then it was more open," said Arteta again.

However, there are still about four days for Arteta to prepare the best composition after fighting Shakhtar.

He is also optimistic that Arsenal can get maximum points at home despite fighting a Liverpool-class team.

The opportunity exists considering that the Reds have lost once in the Premier League when they host Nottingham Forest in the fourth week.

"Now we have four days. Trust me, on Sunday we will go fast. We will review the day off, then two days to prepare for the match."

"Sunday is still a long time. We are more than confident that we will be in the right place," said Arteta.