Liverpool, Man City and Arsenal injuries that could have big say in Premier League title race

Penny for the thoughts of Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta during the international break. Like the respective supporters of their Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal sides, they were no doubt watching from behind their sofas as they saw key players pick up injuries while training and playing for their international teams.

It was the last thing that the managers of the Premier League's current top three needed. As well as the title, the trio have other competitions to navigate during what could prove to be a make-or-break month of fixtures that begins this Sunday when Liverpool host Brighton before City and Arsenal go head-to-head at the Etihad.

The Gunners, who currently lead the way, have two Champions League encounters with Bayern Munich to negotiate, while Pep Guardiola's third-placed side, who are chasing the treble for the second successive season, face Real Madrid in the last eight of European football's premier club competition as well as Chelsea in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. And while Jurgen Klopp's second-placed Reds would seemingly have a better run of fixtures than their title rivals, on paper at least, of the three teams they have the most injury worries, which has been the case for most of the campaign.

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So ahead of this weekend's return to action, we take a look at the latest from the treatment rooms at Liverpool, City and Arsenal....

Liverpool

The Reds already had fitness concerns over nine players going into the international break. But while Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo and Ibrahima Konate all came