8 stars could miss Arsenal vs Liverpool as Arne Slot and Mikel Arteta give injury updates

Arsenal host Liverpool in a crucial Premier League match on Wednesday night at the Emirates Stadium, with the Gunners top of the table and eight players potentially unavailable for both sides

by · The Mirror
Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike missed out on Liverpool's match with Fulham due to delayed muscle soreness, making him a doubt once again. While he is yet to train, the forward could be available once again for Thursday night's match.
Slot told the press about his fitness: "He has not trained with us until now, and let's see if he can today. I've said, I think, two or three days ago when we played Fulham that he is not going to be out for too long, but because games come so fast, he is in between, maybe training with the team, or it would take him one, two days extra."(Image:(Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images))
Riccardo Calafiori picked up an injury during the warm-up for Arsenal's clash against Brighton in late December. The defender remains out of action for the Liverpool clash, but Arteta gave a positive update on the star's possible return soon.
He said: "No, they're [Calafiori and Mosquera] out again... I think [they will return] pretty soon, they have to go to the last stage of the rehab, I think everything goes well, hopefully very soon they will be available for selection."(Image:(Photo by Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images))
Mohamed Salah won't be available for Liverpool while he participates in the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt. His side have reached the quarter-final, where they take on Ivory Coast on Saturday, January 10.(Image:(Photo by Mohamed Tageldin / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images))
Cristhian Mosquera is another injury absentee for Arsenal. The centre-back picked up an ankle injury against Brentford in early December, which came as quite a blow.
As with Calafiori, Arteta said Mosquera won't be available against Liverpool, but is closing in on a possible return to action.(Image:(Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images))