Arsenal have been boosted by the imminent return of captain Martin Odegaard from injury, but now face fresh worries over Declan Rice. The return of Odegaard is a timely lift for the Gunners, who lost 1-0 at Newcastle on Saturday and face Inter Milan away in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Arteta will likely provide an update on the severity of Calafiori’s injury when he faces the media in the run-up to Sunday’s meeting with Liverpool. Third-placed Arsenal trail Liverpool by four points in the Premier League table after falling to a 2-0 loss away to Bournemouth last time out – the club’s first defeat of the top-flight campaign.

The Gunners were guaranteed to be without William Saliba – who picked up a red card against Bournemouth last time out and with it, got given a one-match suspension. With Martin Odegaard, Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu all guaranteed to be out, there were further problems for Mikel Arteta to focus on.

Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard returned to training on Tuesday as he edges closer to a comeback from a foot injury.