Mikel Arteta has issued an injury update on Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League fixture with Shakhtar Donetsk. All three were unavailable at the weekend as the Gunners slipped to an untimely 2-0 away defeat against Bournemouth to drop four points off Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table.

Watts, writing for Fabrizio Romano’s Daily Briefing, revealed that Arsenal ‘will do everything they can’ to have Saka fit for the 'massive' Liverpool encounter on Sunday but are not expected to take any risks after he suffered a hamstring injury last week:

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed he's yet to make a decision on whether Bukayo Saka will return from injury to face Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday. The Gunners will return to Champions League action reeling from their first defeat of the season at Bournemouth on Saturday, beaten 2-0 to dent their Premier League title challenge.