Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool are all in Premier League action this weekend as the title race hots up. All three sides have injury concerns.
The Premier League title race is heating up, and this weekend could be a crucial one. Arsenal, who is currently leading the pack, will face off against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Before that, Liverpool, sitting in second place, will host Brighton at Anfield. Any one of the three teams could end the weekend at the top of the table.
The Reds will of course hope it’s them, and should they beat Roberto De Zerbi’s side, they’ll know they have a good chance of finishing the day on top. To do that though, they will have to overcome a long injury list once again.
All three teams have some injury concerns to deal with ahead of what could be a decisive weekend in the title race. Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, City’s Pep Guardiola, and Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp will have to make some tough calls about player fitness.
There are few teams with as many injury issues as Liverpool, but City will have a couple of big players missing for its huge clash against the Gunners. Here’s a look at the current injury list for Arsenal, City and Liverpool.
Arsenal injuries
Mikel Arteta should have three of his stars in contention for the trip to the Etihad, despite all of them pulling out of international duty last week. There is one long-term problem for the Gunners though.
Bukayo Saka
Injury: Hamstring
Expected return date: Man City (A) – March 31
Gabriel Magalhães
Injury: Achilles
Expected return date: Man City (A) – March 31
Gabriel Martinelli
Injury: Foot
Expected return date: Man City (A) – March 31
Jurriën Timber
Injury: ACL
Expected return date: Unknown
Man City injuries
The international break wasn’t too kind to Pep Guardiola, with Kyle Walker and John Stone now set to miss the visit of Arsenal after picking up injuries with England. Three of his other stars though are expected to be in contention.
Kyle Walker
Injury: Hamstring
Expected return date: Unknown
John Stones
Injury: Adductor
Expected return date: Unknown
Kevin De Bruyne
Injury: Groin
Expected return date: Arsenal (H) – March 31
Manuel Akanji
Injury: Unknown
Expected return date: Arsenal (H) – March 31
Ederson
Injury: Leg
Expected return date: Arsenal (H) – March 31.
Liverpool injuries
Liverpool is still dealing with a lengthy injury list heading into the final weeks of the season. The good news, at least, is some of those included should make their returns soon.
Darwin Núñez
Injury: Hamstring
Expected return date: Brighton (H) – March 31
Diogo Jota
Injury: Knee
Expected return date: April
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Injury: Knee
Expected return date: April
Ibrahima Konaté
Injury: Muscle
Expected return date: Brighton (H) – March 31
Alisson Becker
Injury: Hamstring
Expected return date: April/May
Curtis Jones
Injury: Ankle
Expected return date: Brighton (H) – March 31
Andy Robertson
Injury: Ankle
Expected return date: April
Stefan Bajčetić
Injury: Muscle
Expected return date: April/May
Thiago Alcântara
Injury: Hamstring
Expected return date: Unknown
Joël Matip
Injury: Knee
Expected return date: Unknown
Ben Doak
Injury: Knee
