Mikel Arteta confirmed on Tuesday night that three new players were unavailable to face Fleetwood Town due to injury, in addition to the three known absentees.Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty

Arsenal have been hit by a devastating triple injury blow just as they prepare for a high-stakes Premier League showdown with Liverpool. Mikel Arteta has confirmed that several key first-team stars missed the club's midweek humiliating defeat to Fleetwood Town and are now facing a race against time to be fit for the weekend.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has explained what he told Max Dowman when he ranted at the 16-year-old after the youngster was sent off in the Gunners' Carabao Cup defeat to Fleetwood Town