Liverpool FC news recap: Arsenal BLOW, Barcelona hero RETURNS

Liverpool FC news recap: Arsenal BLOW, Barcelona hero RETURNS

A recap of all the latest Liverpool news from a busy day as the Reds gear up to take on Chelsea at Anfield.

Arsenal host Liverpool in one week and have already suffered a gigantic blow ahead of the Premier League clash.

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Arsenal vs Liverpool promises to be one of the biggest games of the Premier League season. They are, after all, two of the three title favourites - and their chances of actually beating Manchester City rose dramatically with Rodri's injury.

But Arsenal have already suffered a gigantic blow.

Liverpool’s youth movement has become a serious talking point this season.

Standout stars like Tyler Morton and Trey Nyoni have already been involved in first-team squads for Champions League matchdays, whilst new signing Rio Ngumoha is making waves in the under-18s set up.

One player who was crucially involved in the Reds' famous 2019 comeback against the Catalans has now made one of his own.

When Marcelo Bielsa took over at Uruguay it felt like Darwin Nuñez might have been about to take the leap forward that everyone at Anfield had been waiting for.

His part in a 2-0 defeat of World Cup winners Argentina and then a run to the Copa America semi-finals made it seem like everything was falling Darwin’s way, and it was surely only a matter of time before this form would be transplanted onto Merseyside.

But the arrival of new head coach Arne Slot has quashed Nuñez’s fortunes. He’s only played a third of Liverpool’s minutes so far this season, limited to one league start and a handful of cameo substitutions.

Now the Uruguayan press pack have started to express their fears for Nunez.