Arsenal squad to face Liverpool revealed, star midfielder not included

Arsenal will be hoping to overtake Liverpool and move into the top-four when they host the Merseyside based club at the Emirates on Friday.

The Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has revealed his squad ahead of tomorrow evening’s clash.

Star striker Olivier Giroud has been omitted after picking up a hamstring injury as has Aaron Ramsey. Meanwhile, Germany international Shkodran Mustafi returns to the fold after recovering from a thigh problem.

Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Alexandre Lacazette have all been included in the provisional squad. Wenger has also decided to include several young players in, Holding, Nelson and Maitland-Niles.

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Arsenal Provisional squad: Cech, Ospina, Mertesacker, Holding, Mustafi, Koscielny, Chambers, Monreal, Debuchy, Bellerin, Nelson, Kolasinac, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin, Wilshere, Xhaka, Elneny, Ozil, Iwobi, Sanchez, Welbeck, Walcott, Lacazette.

The Gunners will move up into the fourth spot in the Premier League if they manager to overcome Liverpool. The Gunners do however have a poor track record against the Reds in recent years.

Liverpool recorded a 4-0 win over Arsenal in the two sides last head-to-head meeting.