Liverpool have shown their hand in Premier League title race with Arsenal amid injury crisis

Liverpool may have handed Arsenal an advantage in the title race as the final run-in approaches. The Gunners are two points behind the league leaders and Liverpool are facing a serious threat to their hopes of winning the Premier League.

Jurgen Klopp’s side celebrated winning the Carabao Cup last weekend and were praised for defeating Chelsea in the final with the help of a handful of inexperienced academy prospects. That triumph served to further highlight the extensive injury list that Liverpool are battling against, which could work in Arsenal’s favour.

The Merseyside club have been without key players, such as Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dominik Szoboszlai and Darwin Nunez. A total of 14 players could miss Liverpool’s clash at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

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There is plenty of room for twists and turns in the title race but March could prove crucial, with Arsenal heading to Manchester City at the end of the month. The Gunners’ closest title rivals will also face off at Anfield next weekend and Liverpool will be forced to rely on deputy goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher as Alisson Becker recovers from injury.

«There is no real timescale on it, but it is a proper muscle injury,» Klopp said. «Different players recover differently. That is it pretty much. It is not a short one.

»It is not that he will be in contention for next week or something like that. We have to wait a few more weeks, definitely, for him. He is working in the gym, not on the pitch, it is a rather serious one but not a season-ending injury."

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