Liverpool sent new Arsenal injury hint as Mikel Arteta's plans may have failed

If Mikel Arteta was hoping to keep some of his players’ fitness a secret ahead of tomorrow’s clash with Liverpool, .

The Arsenal boss is facing something of an injury crisis ahead of the Reds’ visit to the Emirates. side will have the chance to move seven points clear of the Gunners with a victory in north London, and they may not get a better chance to cement their place at the top of the .

on Sunday. following his red card at Bournemouth, while Martin Odegaard remains out injured after picking up an ankle problem on international duty.

Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney are also missing through injury, and three more players could join them on the sidelines. after not being spotted in training on Friday, although Arteta was keeping his cards close to his chest when speaking in his press conference on Friday.

"We’re going to do our very best to somehow have them available," Arteta said on Saka, Timber and Calafiori. "It’s very, very uncertain."

Liverpool though may have just been handed a clear indication on one of those players. The Netherlands has announced their provisional squad ahead of next month’s international break, where they will face Hungary and Bosnia.

Reds trio , and all make Ronald Koeman’s list, and will be expected to make the final squad. There’s no sign of Timber, though, indicating that the defender looks to still be a long way from making a return.

Arteta did suggest that the former Ajax man might be least likely of the trio to be fit in time for Sunday’s game, despite making a return to training this week. "He has had the first session he could have some involvement with," Arteta told reporters.

"He has been out for a while. We expected him to be further back than where he is at the moment, but again we have to wait and see."

Liverpool legend though is . "I saw on Sky Sports News today that five or six players haven't trained but I'm not falling for it!" he told Sky Sports.

"They're definitely in the gym and they come out when the cameras gone. I've seen all that one before. I'm not falling for it so hopefully Arne Slot and the Liverpool team are not falling for that as well."