Arsenal boost ahead of Liverpool as key player returns to training

Aminat AigbeJanuary 18, 2022

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Arsenal and Liverpool are set to play out the second of two League Cup semi-final legs on Thursday.

The winner of said tie will meet Chelsea in the final for a chance at the first bit of proper silverware up for grabs in England this season.

The first leg, due to a postponement, would be played out at Anfield last week. Arsenal had a torrid start to the match and would be down to 10 men after less than 30 minutes after Granit Xhaka was, to the surprise of few, shown a red card for a stupid challenge.

The Gunners, though, were able to hold out for a 0-0 draw on the evening, leaving things fairly even for the second leg this week.

For more information on the tie, check out the link below:

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Arsenal boost ahead of Liverpool

Ahead of the game, Arsenal have been handed a boost on the personnel front.

The north Londoners have had a number of issues in their squad of late, which would lead to the north London derby, scheduled to take place this past Sunday, being postponed.

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Now though, at least one player who missed that tie could be back, with Goal reporting that Martin Odegaard, who was out with Covid-19, has now returned to training.

It is added that Arsenal are hopeful that some of the players who have been sidelined through injury – such as Emile Smith Rowe and Takehiro Tomiyasu – could be fit enough to return, whilst Bukayo Saka, Kieran Tierney and Calum Chambers are also hopeful of being passed fit:

Martin Odegaard has returned to training (as have others) ahead of Thursday night’s semi-final.

As it stands, Arsenal are in no doubt that the Liverpool game will go ahead, even with Mari and Kolasinac set to leave.

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