Sunday’s north London derby is in doubt, with Arsenal looking into the possibility of appealing to the Premier League for a postponement.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised the defensive effort which earned his side a goalless draw against Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final – but fears it may have put Sunday’s north London derby in doubt.
Arsenal held out for over an hour a man down to leave their League Cup semi-final with Liverpool delicately poised after the first leg ended 0-0 at Anfield on Thursday.
Arsenal are willing to ‘break the bank’ to secure Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic, according to reports.
Chelsea will hope to complete the job by beating Tottenham to reach the Carabao Cup final this week, while Liverpool and Arsenal are only just getting started in their semi-final.
Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal’s shock FA Cup exit at Nottingham Forest proves where they need to improve.
Arsenal were the shock casualty from Sunday’s FA Cup third round encounter as the Gunners were beaten 1-0 by Nottingham Forest, while other Premier League sides, Liverpool, Spurs and West Ham eased into the fourth round.
Mikel Arteta has hinted Arsenal will be active this month after he insisted they must continue to “maximise” every transfer window.
Arsenal have been charged with failing to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion after Gabriel Magalhaes was sent off in the Premier League defeat to Manchester City on New Year’s Day.
Liverpool's League Cup semi-final first leg match with Arsenal, scheduled to be played on Thursday, has been postponed due to a surge of Covid-19 cases which resulted in the club closing their training ground.