Sport nationArsenal training footage reveals the secret weapon Mikel Arteta can unleash vs Liverpool
Latest Arsenal news as footage from London Colney shows Mikel Arteta the secret weapon he can deploy against Liverpool
Mikel Arteta talks to Gabriel Jesus and Reiss Nelson during a training session
Mikel Arteta can deploy Reiss Nelson as his Arsenal wildcard against Liverpool
Arsenal have spent the whole week preparing for a challenging FA Cup third round tie against Liverpool at Emirates Stadium this Sunday. The Gunners have struggled for positive results as of late with just one victory arriving in their last seven games along with two back-to-back Premier League defeats to end a largely positive 2023.
Ahead of the highly-anticipated clash, Arteta commented on Arsenal’s recent form. “It affects momentum because we were top on Christmas and now we are fourth,” he said on Friday. “You can be very tempted to look with the microscope or with the telescope and have a bit more perspective.
“My job, big time, is to look with the telescope and have perspective and analyse things in the broader way and not get affected by one performance. Not result, one performance.” A win against their title rivals, although in a different competition, will arrive as a huge boost and this could be a great chance to gain some momentum back, given Liverpool’s injury absences.
Dominik Szoboszlai is the latest name to join Kostas Tsimikas, Andy Robertson and Joel Matip in being sidelined. Both Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo will also miss the game at Emirates Stadium and the following few weeks due to their participation at the Asia Games with Japan and Africa Cup of Nations, representing Egypt and Japan respectively.
Given the busy December schedule, both managers could look to rotate with their primary focus likely on the league, however Klopp has already admitted he is unlikely to do so. “I am not sure if Arsenal now is a game to rotate,” he said via Liverpool Echo. “I sit here, I don’t know 100 per cent if we have the opportunity to do so, to be honest, whatever it means.
“It’s not that we have the biggest squad available. We have players available and we can line the team up 100 per cent, a good team, and I think that’s what we will do.” Arteta faces a number of team selection decisions with a number of his first-team players misfiring when compared to last season’s performances.
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Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka could certainly be considered a duo that have struggled but Arteta may have the perfect replacement for the fixture. From the training video posted by Arsenal’s official website, Reiss Nelson looked in sharp form at London Colney with one delicate finish and a firm strike captured.
The 24-year-old has struggled to get regular minutes this season but as a scorer against Liverpool at Emirates Stadium in 2020, Arteta could look to deploy him as a secret weapon to catch Jurgen Klopp off guard, either on the left to replace Martinelli or on the opposite flank to give Saka a needed rest.
Arsenal training footage reveals the secret weapon Mikel Arteta can unleash vs Liverpool
Latest Arsenal news as footage from London Colney shows Mikel Arteta the secret weapon he can deploy against Liverpool
Mikel Arteta talks to Gabriel Jesus and Reiss Nelson during a training session
Mikel Arteta can deploy Reiss Nelson as his Arsenal wildcard against Liverpool
Arsenal have spent the whole week preparing for a challenging FA Cup third round tie against Liverpool at Emirates Stadium this Sunday. The Gunners have struggled for positive results as of late with just one victory arriving in their last seven games along with two back-to-back Premier League defeats to end a largely positive 2023.
Ahead of the highly-anticipated clash, Arteta commented on Arsenal’s recent form. “It affects momentum because we were top on Christmas and now we are fourth,” he said on Friday. “You can be very tempted to look with the microscope or with the telescope and have a bit more perspective.
“My job, big time, is to look with the telescope and have perspective and analyse things in the broader way and not get affected by one performance. Not result, one performance.” A win against their title rivals, although in a different competition, will arrive as a huge boost and this could be a great chance to gain some momentum back, given Liverpool’s injury absences.
Dominik Szoboszlai is the latest name to join Kostas Tsimikas, Andy Robertson and Joel Matip in being sidelined. Both Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo will also miss the game at Emirates Stadium and the following few weeks due to their participation at the Asia Games with Japan and Africa Cup of Nations, representing Egypt and Japan respectively.
Given the busy December schedule, both managers could look to rotate with their primary focus likely on the league, however Klopp has already admitted he is unlikely to do so. “I am not sure if Arsenal now is a game to rotate,” he said via Liverpool Echo. “I sit here, I don’t know 100 per cent if we have the opportunity to do so, to be honest, whatever it means.
“It’s not that we have the biggest squad available. We have players available and we can line the team up 100 per cent, a good team, and I think that’s what we will do.” Arteta faces a number of team selection decisions with a number of his first-team players misfiring when compared to last season’s performances.
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Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka could certainly be considered a duo that have struggled but Arteta may have the perfect replacement for the fixture. From the training video posted by Arsenal’s official website, Reiss Nelson looked in sharp form at London Colney with one delicate finish and a firm strike captured.
The 24-year-old has struggled to get regular minutes this season but as a scorer against Liverpool at Emirates Stadium in 2020, Arteta could look to deploy him as a secret weapon to catch Jurgen Klopp off guard, either on the left to replace Martinelli or on the opposite flank to give Saka a needed rest.
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