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Arsenal hopeful of an end to full-back crisis before Liverpool clash

The Gunners' boss admired the way Liverpool build up from the back in his press conference on Friday, and said he has trust in his players

Arsenal hope to have at least one player recover in time for the visit of Liverpool on Saturday as Unai Emery's side face an injury crisis in defence.

Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolasinac will be assessed as they battle back from hamstring injuries, while there will also be late fitness tests for Hector Bellerin (thigh) and centre-back Sokratis Papastathopoulos (ankle).

With Laurent Koscielny and Konstantinos Mavropanos still sidelined, the Gunners have been forced into defensive reshuffles in recent matches, which has included Granit Xhaka being deployed as a makeshift left-back.