Takehiro Tomiyasu has been unavailable for much of 2022 and his absence his crossed over with the absences of Kieran Tierney and Thomas Partey. The combined effect has wreaked havoc with team selection.
Mikel Arteta has struggled to set up the Arsenal team to deal with the absences and subsequently lost the last three matches. Tomiyasu has been frustratingly absent despite several false dawns over a possible return.
“Tomi is the only one that's still there in contention [to miss the game]" Arteta said before the Liverpool home match more than a month ago. "We have been trying to push him, but with the handbrake a little bit because we need to be careful as we don’t want to get another injury with him. We don’t know [if tomorrow is too soon]. Let’s see how he trains today.”
