Why do we do this to ourselves? Time after time we Arsenal supporters get our hopes up that our opponents’ star players will not be available as we prepare for the match and news of injury doubts filter through.
Arsenal fans have witnessed the likes of Harry Kane and Kevin De Bruyne experience recoveries from injury tantamount to a resurrection to return and dominate previous fixtures against us. The same, to a lesser extent, would appear to be the case for Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah too.
The Egyptian was taken off after suffering a foot injury in the second half of his side's 2-0 win at Brighton on Saturday, with Jurgen Klopp raising concern in his post-match interview that arguably the world’s best player could be a worry for Wednesday’s clash with the Gunners.
