Arsenal will be without experienced defender David Luiz for tonight’s visit of Premier League champions Liverpool.
The Gunners take on Jurgen Klopp’s side at the Emirates Stadium later today.
But the North London club revealed via their official website that Luiz will be unavailable due to a knee injury.
Luiz definitely has a clanger in him and with the attacking class that Liverpool have, the Reds could have easily forced him into a mistake.
And here’s how some fans of the Anfield club reacted to the fact he won’t be playing tonight.
Liverpool fans can mock Luiz all they like but really, the 33-year-old Arsenal stalwart is a very important player for Mikel Arteta.
It was only a few months ago that he produced a man-of-the-match display against a Manchester United side who were competing for the Premier League title at the time.
And in March, he and Gabriel Magalhaes kept Harry Kane quiet as any defensive duo in the division this season.
This is definitely more of a blow for Arsenal than Liverpool but, having said that, the Emirates Stadium side’s season is now all about the Europa League and if he’s available for Slavia Prague on Thursday, it’s worth the cost of missing him today.
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