Arsenal’s injuries are piling up after Riccardo Calafiori was forced to depart their victory against Shakhtar Donetsk midway through the second half with a problem Mikel Arteta described as “not great news”.
An otherwise routine night’s work, the win secured by a first-half own goal from the Shakhtar goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk, was clouded when the left-back came off in visible discomfort with what appeared to be a knee injury. Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard and Jurrien Timber were among those who missed the game and all may still be absent when Liverpool visit the Emirates Stadium for a crunch Premier League fixture on Sunday.
