Liverpool have the chance to close the gap on Arsenal in the Premier League table when they meet at Anfield this afternoon
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola.
Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola.(Image: Carl Recine/Getty Images)
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Liverpool return to Premier League action this afternoon when they welcome Arsenal to Anfield. Victory for the Reds would move them to within three points of the Gunners in the table.
The Gunners have not won a league match at Anfield in over 14 years, last getting the better of the Reds in September 2012. And they head into the game on the back of a surprise League Cup penalty shootout defeat to Fleetwood Town on Tuesday night.
Liverpool, on the other hand, overcame Chelsea in the same competition the following night, winning on penalties after the tie finished 1-1. And Andoni Iraola confirmed on Friday that Victor Munoz and Dominik Szoboszlai 'have a chance' to feature for the Reds this afternoon.
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“I think they have a chance,” Iraola said. “They have a chance. But I don’t know for sure if they will be involved or not. We still have two days so I think we have a chance, yes.”
The pair have been missing since the win over Brentford last month, while Jeremie Frimpong remains sidelined with a muscle injury, and Jeremy Jacquet was also not pictured in training on Friday.
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Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitike and Giovanni Leoni are all long-term absentees.
While for Arsenal, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice and Christos Tzolis could all return, but Max Dowman will miss the game as he begins a three-match suspension after being sent off against Fleetwood.
William Saliba remains a long-term absentee, while Bukayo Saka will also miss the game at Anfield as he continues to recover from the quad injury he picked up during his side’s recent 2-2 Champions League draw with Bayern Munich.
Bukayo Saka limped off during Bayern Munich 2-2 Arsenal in the Champions League.
Bukayo Saka limped off during Bayern Munich 2-2 Arsenal in the Champions League.(Image: Stuart Franklin - UEFA via Getty Images)
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"He needed another scan to see how the amount of fluid that was there was resolving," Arteta said when asked about Saka. “[We needed to know] whether the tendon is touched and how badly it is touched.
"That's all fine, and afterwards we'll know more about it. We want to have him as quick as possible. The player is desperate, he's feeling much better than he was a few days ago."
But Noni Madueke could return after missing the midweek defeat to Matt Lawlor’s League Two side.
"We don't know yet, we'll have a training session tomorrow,” Arteta said. "[We'll] see if he can complete that full session tomorrow and as I said, I will know whether he's available or not."