Mikel Arteta admits William Saliba sustained injury BEFORE start of Arsenaland#8217;s defeat at Liverpool
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William Saliba hobbled off less than five minutes into Arsenal's defeat to Liverpool, although his injury seemingly wasn't news to Mikel Arteta.
With less than five minutes played at Anfield, the centre-back went down on the turf and it quickly became clear he couldn't continue.
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Saliba appeared to hurt himself with just minutes on the clockCredit: Getty
Cristhian Mosquera was the man to replace Saliba in the back line.
Saliba could join Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus as the latest absentee for Arsenal.
"He came over to this near touchline, right in front of the Arsenal dugout to make a clearance and he pulled up awkwardly after that clearance and went down a couple of minutes later," talkSPORT's chief football correspondent said live on air.
"Arsenal took no chances.
No Saka for Arsenal this afternoon.
Young Mosquera needs talking through the game.
"So, yeah, it's a huge, huge blow for Arsenal.
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Saliba departed the field of play early on at AnfieldCredit: Getty
"Now it will be a test of how strong and how deep the squad is."
Dominik Szoboszlai scored the winning goal for Liverpool with an outstanding free-kick in the 83rd minute.
It's a result that keeps Liverpool top of the Premier League with a 100 per cent record.
However, post-match comments from Arteta suggest that Arsenal decided to gamble on Saliba's fitness.
At the end of the game, I said we have to find a way to win these big matches.
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"You have to put the ball in the back of the net when you have it.
We have to put the ball in the back of the net if you want to win the game.
"We lost Martin [Odegaard], we lost Kai [Havertz] and then we lost Bukayo [Saka].