Team News Arsenal 1. Arsenal will have Mikel Arteta back from suspension, with the midfielder having served a ban for the red card he picked up against Crystal Palace. 2. Midfielder Mathieu Flamini, though, remains sidelined with his groin problem as does Serge Gnabry (ankle), while Theo Walcott is still recovering from minor abdominal surgery. 3. Lukas Podolski (hamstring) and Yaya Sanogo (back) are also unavailable, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee) and Abou Diaby (knee ligaments) are long-term absentees. Liverpool 1. Liverpool will see their squad boosted by the return to fitness of Philippe Coutinho. 2. The Brazilian playmaker required surgery to remedy a shoulder injury, but he has returned to full training and will be included in Rodgers’ matchday squad. 3. Jose Enrique remains a doubt having sat out the Reds’ last two fixtures with a knee problem, meaning Aly Cissokho is likely to start at left-back, while Iago Aspas (thigh) and Sebastian Coates (knee ligaments) are some way off a first-team recall. LadyGoonerette
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 11:47:13 +0000