Arsenal offers Bukayo Saka update as Mikel Arteta hints at second major injury boost for Liverpool - Mikel Arteta hinting William Saliba will return to training tomorrow…

Liverpool takes on Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday and Mikel Arteta has been previewing the game in his press conference. Bukayo Saka is set to be available.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Bukayo Saka will be fit and available to take on Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday after illness — while he also hinted at a possible second boost ahead of the game.

The Gunners are expected to be without Mohamed Elneny and Takehiro Tomiyasu for the remainder of the season with injury issues, but were sweating over the fitness of defender William Saliba. Forward Eddie Nketiah has also been out with an ankle injury since mid-March.

But Arsenal boss Arteta offered something of a hint that someone could be welcomed back to training on Saturday ahead of traveling to Merseyside for the fixture.

"We have some hope with one of them," Arteta said in his pre-match press conference. "Tomorrow maybe he’s able to train. We’ll have to see. I’m not going to tell you [who]!"

It is most likely to be Saliba that Arteta was hinting at, with Rob Holding the man to deputize for the young Frenchman if he is unable to make it. Without Nketiah, Arsenal has Gabriel Jesus available, with Saka and Gabriel Martinelli likely to be on the wings.

Asked specifically whether Saka was able to play, Arteta simply said: "Yes he is."

Liverpool.com says: Whether Arsenal has another injury boost or not, the game will be a tough one for Liverpool. Arteta has taken the Gunners to the top of the table for a reason, but it would be a big advantage to avoid defeat and ensure that the wait for an Anfield win goes on for Arsenal, who have not won there since 2012.

If Liverpool is to return to title contention next season and Arsenal is to remain there challenging too, then making sure the current group of players have no experience of winning away at the Reds' ground could be important — though there are more pressing reasons for that in the immediate future too.