Ahead of the match, boss Arsene Wenger has been speaking to the media at his press conference this morning and he’s given reporters the latest team and injury news.
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Arsenal versus Liverpool is a historic Premier League fixture in its own right and North London and Merseyside’s finest will open their accounts at Emirates Stadium at 4pm on Sunday.
Laurent Koscielny only returned to preseason training on Monday after France’s run to the Euro 2016 final and Wenger has previously said he would not be ready for Liverpool.
Meanwhile, Gabriel was injured after a challenge with Kelechi Iheanacho in the Arsenal’s 3-2 victory over Manchester City. “Of course we will look to add, we are working on it, but until Sunday I have to find an internal solution and an efficient solution”.
“Rob [Holding] has played in the Championship”. After all, Manchester United have signed Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, while Manchester City have completed deals for John Stones, Nolito, Ilkay Gundogan, Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane.
“But sometimes the media give too much importance to the managers and I believe that what is important is the quality of the players on the pitch”.
With those three out, the only centerback Wenger will have available to him when the season opens is Calum Chambers.
Arsenal had an initial bid of euros 35 million rejected by Lyon and have indicated that they are prepared to make an improved offer as Arsene Wenger attempts to resolve his striker shortage.
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Klostermann’s career could be set for a take off as Arsenal are reportedly lining up the defender to solve their defensive crisis. There are only two weeks left of the transfer window, but one thing caught my eye today in an interview with the Everton manager Ronald Koeman, who was talking about the possibility of losing Lukaku.
