Latest Premier League title race news with Arsenal handed a potentially major blow in the battle against Liverpool
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Mikel Arteta has offered an Arsenal injury update that could impact Liverpool and the Premier League title race
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Arsenal looked to suffer a major injury blow during their draw against Everton amid the ongoing Premier League title race. Liverpool's six-point gap at the top remained following Saturday's action despite the fact they failed to beat Fulham.
That was because Merseyside rivals Everton became the first team to stop Mikel Arteta's side scoring at Emirates Stadium. However, the Reds could not take advantage of that as they were unable to find an elusive winner at home to Fulham even after coming from behind twice in response to Andy Robertson being sent off.
Though no breathing room was able to be secured at the summit, the problems for Arsenal are seemingly much bigger than any issues at Anfield. New injuries in north London have been a regular occurrence with another of those seemingly coming at the weekend after Gabriel Magalhaes returned from a three-game absence.
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Just after the hour mark, both Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard were subbed off with the latter replaced as a tactical decision. After the game, Arteta revealed the call to bring on Jorginho in place of Rice however, was not. "With Declan I had to take him off because he was feeling something," he said in a press conference.
"He’s been with a little niggle for the last week and he asked to be taken off, so we have to do it." For Liverpool, it was some positive injury news that made the difference in their clash against Fulham as a returning Diogo Jota scored off the bench after goals earlier in the game from Cody Gakpo, Rodrigo Muniz and Andreas Pereira.
A number of controversial decisions also saw VAR used a significant amount with Andy Robertson sent off and both Issa Diop and Pereira perhaps fortunate to not be dealt similar. Gakpo's equaliser just after half time was also briefly checked for offside.
With Jota and Alisson back to full fitness, Arsenal may have suffered a huge blow despite Gabriel being back in the starting XI. Rice missing any prolonged period of time, with it seemingly an issue he has been managing, could greatly impact Arsenal's title charge.