Arsenal are ready to battle Liverpool to sign Hugo Larsson from Eintracht Frankfurt during the January transfer window, with Mikel Arteta seemingly of the belief that the young Swede will be a star of the future.

Reports in Italy suggested that the knee issue was not a serious one, and Arteta confirmed ahead of the trip to Newcastle that the defender was likely to miss a “few weeks”. There has been no firm update on Calafiori’s recovery, but Arsenal will hope to have him available again later this month.

Declan Rice has picked up an injury at the worst time for Arsenal, and Mikel Arteta's recent update isn't calming fans' nerves ahead of Chelsea away.