Arsenal in injury crisis ahead of EPL opener

Arsenal will be without a number of their first-team defenders as they prepare for their Premier League opener against Liverpool on Sunday.

“What I will do is continue to work as long as I have the physical potential to work, no matter in what kind of position”, he said. “I don’t rule it out, but for me I will use him more up front”. “It’s an emptiness in your life, especially when you’ve lived your whole life waiting for the next game and trying to win it”.

He has an interest in Valencia’s Germany worldwide Shkodran Mustafi and there have been conversations over him between Arsenal and the Spanish club.

“[Per] Mertesacker is out for I believe four months”.

“But Klopp wants Liverpool to be courageous and he wants quality in terms of creating chances in that area”. “Luckily for me it went in”.

Liverpool’s transfer business is largely complete and their pre-season form has been exceptional at times, culminating in an electrifying 4-0 demolition of Barcelona at Wembley.

“You want the spectacular players to come to the Premier League, but that means young players lose that opportunity to get a chance”, he said.

“He has a very big year ahead”, Wenger said. “Nobody”, Wenger told Sky Sports on Wednesday.

Because with the Emirates Stadium outfit now boasting enough sums of money to sign some of the players their rivals have, why would you choose to not invest more freely?

“Compare that with a player who has been educated here, who has had Champions League for 17 years, who has not known anything else. I think he really feels he can win something and do something special with this team”.

“Let’s not be naive, the economical power of the Premier League attracts the best players and the best managers”.

‘We need to be more focused for them and to take each game as seriously as any other.