Arsenal’s Sead Kolasinac had a decent game on Wednesday, but his next one could come against Premier League champions Liverpool – and it’s at Anfield.
The burly defender performed admirably last night as the Gunners beat Leicester City 2-0 to move into the next round of the League Cup, managing 87 percent passing accuracy and 74 touches [WhoScored]
Next up for Arsenal is a trip to Liverpool and suffice to say that some fans of the Emirates Stadium outfit are concerned about Kolasinac.
That’s because Kieran Tierney might not be fit to make Mikel Arteta’s first XI, having missed their last two games with injury, though he’s expected in full training ‘later this week‘.
And the prospect of coming up against Liverpool star Mo Salah – who scored an opening-day hat-trick against Leeds United a couple of weeks ago – is worrying some Arsenal fans.
Here’s how they reacted to the idea of him starting on Merseyside:
Even if Tierney is absent, Arteta has other options.
The Arsenal boss could either play Bukayo Saka as a left-back or, better yet, play a three-man defence with Ainsley Maitland-Niles as a wing-back, like they did in their FA Cup final win.
Maitland-Niles was a big player for the Gunners toward the end of last season and that might be the best solution here, if the Scot is injured.
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