SAKA INJURY BLOW! WHO CAN STOP LIVERPOOL?

[@taurusvspec]

When Klopp spoke about the amount of games and the gaps in between games he was persecuted.

[@Nunyabusiness40]

Because everyone brainlessly hates Liverpool

[@AL-mm9mc]

He was right tho 3 games a week is mental

[@DarthVader-j2i]

Klopp was right. Only issue was he tried to win it all. I hope Slot has some luck with injuries. Either that or we buy some replacements.

[@mirifiquebeauty]

@@DarthVader-j2i well that's the idea at this level. It's a business after all

[@DarthVader-j2i]

@@mirifiquebeauty business? We are Liverpool.

[@rachidtahar1660]

As a liverpool fan from france 🇫🇷 its shame to nobody talk about klopp injuries the last two saison diaz , van dijk , gomez , konate , bradley , trent . And klopp fighting with injuries and finish in the top 4 at the end its no excuse for arsenal or man city liverpool face this situation and nobody talk about that .

[@smeshvivas1721]

Well said!

[@arientshole114]

Very true. Arsenal were very lucky last year that they did not have injuries. Now people are saying if Slot wins the league before Arteta than Arteta should be fire. They forget that Liverpool is still the same Klop liverpool minus the injuries from the last two seasons.

[@bruhman4445]

Goldbridge says it towards the beginning of the video... Klopp built massive depth within Liverpool that Arsenal simply doesn't have. Without Saka (or Sterling... but no one talks about that), we don't have a left-footed right winger. Not saying it's not Arteta's fault for not recognizing this possibility earlier, but you simply can't say there's "no excuse." At the end of the day, top 4 is not winning the league, which is Arsenal's objective.

[@YoungWolf-g3t]

Villa had 3 ACL's and still made CL too.

[@mattomahoney6951]

100%

[@metaofficial2016]

We lost Virgil, Gomez and Matip the season after Lfc won the league and we barely made top 4. Nowadays there’s even more games so if you lose top players or they are fatigued the results are going to suffer

[@DarthVader-j2i]

Virgil and Gomez are back. We need Konate back as well.

[@DRandR1productionz]

yup the league is so competitive now even the "mid-table" teams regularly take results from the big clubs you might be able to finesse results for a handful of games but if saka is due to miss a month or so and arsenal dont bring in a replacement in January they're going to struggle let's see what they do, alternatively this could be the moment a player like Martinelli needs to step up, doubt it but you never know lol

[@DRandR1productionz]

@@LuE87 what on earth are you talking about mate? English must not be your first language or you've replied to the wrong person because you've clearly misunderstood me and what you're saying makes zero sense...klopp is a flop in my eyes? what does me saying arsenal have to sign a temporary replacement for saka have ANYTHING to do with klopp? there's nothing in what I said previously to even suggest that. honestly you've just yapped for no reason

[@elia_best]

@@LuE87least delusional arsenal fan

[@badgerno194]

Other fringe young players had to step up during this period & Klopp had to simply trust the youngsters & because of this trust he had & confidence he showed these young lads…Liverpool FC are reaping the rewards…Gomez Elliot Jones Kelleher Quansah Morton Bradley Williams Bajcetic Clark Stewart Carvalho Phillips Konate Doak 2022-2024Seasons….some players moved on & some loaned out…but that season when VVD was snapped by Pickford was massive…yet the end to that particular season seen Klopp & The Reds push all the way & just missed out on CL the following season…Chelsea gonna be the team to watch this & the next few seasons along with Notts Forest & A Villa….

[@TonyHarrison-k3n]

Mark, Mo Salah has hardly missed a game in 7 years ...... Phenomenal resiliance.

[@kennievy6864]

He is not a human. A Machine

[@CK-dh3td]

Only real injury he had was when Ramos Judo threw his shoulder out, mans a machine.

[@azeembashir5633]

Last year after African Cup of Nations Salah was injured for a long period, he played with his injury which aggravated it. We had a lot of injuries and red cards (tainted reds), but still finished top 4 and 1 trophy.

[@azeembashir5633]

​@@CK-dh3tdRamos did not even get a yellow leave alone a red. It is not up to teams to win games, but heavily dependent on the refs.

[@Wayne-w8l]

Best in the world.

[@dead_r33d]

LibraryBridge is no more 😞

[@robertharper6481]

The geece were coming, he had to flee.😂

[@LeeLMcG-or5uc]

I preferred the library, it went well with his glasses

[@ezanatibebu238]

An era came to an end

[@maxynofrz1869]

😂😂😂

[@marimatsumoto372]

I like this one better. Brighter and more festive.

[@petriokas]

From a Liverpool supporter. Its not over. Its so much football to be played.

[@thatsriiiiight4170]

Dont BOTTLE it!!!!

[@dustingofthedecks]

I am a Liverpool fan too, everybody is getting very excited apart from liverpool fans who know it’s a long season, media hyping it all up

[@lescorlett4133]

Let others flap their gums about us mate. We never get ahead of ourselves, whatever will be will be.

[@thatsriiiiight4170]

@@lescorlett4133 if you dont win it now itll be a huge BOTTLE job!!!!

[@Kizzster]

And much more games for Arsenal to drop points, Arsenal have dropped points in 45% of their PL games this season and it will continue!

[@simonrichards2779]

The season after Liverpool won the league, they had horrendous injuries. They had the midfielders playing centre half had Allison trent out. Was a point they had 14 injuries. Now city and arsenal have an injury it's an excuse. Klopp still got tjem into top 4. Just shows even more how good Klopp was. YNWA

[@Lee-fc3yf]

This is ridiculous, 100s of millions spent on a squad and they have one in jury and it's over?????? Honestly just stop it....Liverpool have spent far less money.

[@loIj0ey]

what are you even on about 💀

[@shard1890]

And if Liverpool had have injured salah they would be on the same level as arsenal

[@Whagz_BuHu]

I do think Arsenal even without Saka can carry on. So long as others step up. Trossard is in a slump and Jesus bar the last two games didnt do anything. Those two are going to see many more mins and need to step up big. I dont want to see Sterling, think hes pretty much washed.

[@BleachDemon99]

⁠@@Whagz_BuHui think Jesus plays better with Sterling, this could be a blessing in disguise ….

[@micah.101]

@@shard1890 If Liverpool had Salah injured they'd be lucky to get Top 4

[@nijhuus]

Nobody can stop Arne Slot! I miss him so much at Feyenoord...

[@KasperK-su9oz]

How was his first season at Feyenoord and I hate that I dare to ask, but can Liverpool get even better than right now?

[@chilled99]

@@KasperK-su9oz google the first thing and wait n see for the second

[@APSDaMan_exe]

@@KasperK-su9ozaccording to Feyenoord fans, Slot gets better in the 2nd half of the season

[@thatwasnotperfect763]

​@@APSDaMan_exehe's already so good at first half of the season ☠️

[@bonginkosihlatshwayo1353]

Sorry Feyenoord fans, thank you for letting Arne Slot come to Liverpool🙏🏿❤

[@stan3304]

With such a hectic schedule, injuries are inevitable for players, unless you're Salah. He manages his recovery exceptionally well and consistently looks fresh in every game.

[@jeremymerrifield7244]

Injured last season after Africa cup

[@johnreed5056]

@@jeremymerrifield7244 Africa cup is wild lol. They drain each and every player

[@Just_cool-v1j]

​@@johnreed5056Yh temperatures are high there.

[@sugarsaint]

You couldn't make this up, in the summer it was a 2 horse race, Arsenal/City United had a 10/10 window and Liverpool were in the mud missing out on the 5th No.6 in as many windows Now suddenly the expectations on the gunners are unrealistic????

[@babansif]

They were unrealistic to begin with, Arsenal had a 3/10 window at best.

[@JoeSkiddGrass]

Won 1 trophy with arteta your not as experienced in a title race compared to city and Liverpool

[@footballhipstertv]

Everyone was saying United and Arsenal had a great window, no one was saying that about City. They only signed Savinho and brought Gundogan back.. how is that 10/10?

[@Redstorm1220]

@@footballhipstertvmeanwhile Liverpool signed no one really except but Chiesa who is obviously injured. The other was a goalie who is on loan. This isn’t Slot’s “team”, it’s just what he has inherited

[@footballhipstertv]

@@Redstorm1220 exactly, I remember many Liverpool fans complaining and rival fans laughing at them. Shows how much fans really know. Goldbridge acting like they won the league after they signed Ugarte zirkzee mazraoui de ligt

[@YRCHDVideos]

It’s not football’s fault Arteta didn’t rotate and look after Saka properly

[@paaklapi]

Not only that, but he hasn't rotated and looked after so many players. Look at how many minutes Odegaard, White, Gabriel and Saliba have played. Almost all of them have had injury problems this season. It's not a coincidence.

[@Mrivlian]

Players have been allowed to kick saka repeatedly with impunity. Don't be surprised if his carreer is as long as Jack wilshere's.

[@Deadmansworld14]

Players always foul saka that might have something to do with it mug

[@jamiesomers827]

Arne rotaterball

[@YunGGenO77]

​@@paaklapi The squad depth is abysmal. Can't play the same set of players every week and expect to win a title. Yet we are dragging our feet on youth players breaking into the team.

[@ОльгаНемоляева-б7л]

On the number of games in relation to injuries there is a very simple solution really. Just have players minutes be regulated by an external board. Everyone will be forced to rotate. You might say it might benefit bigger clubs who can afford quality bench. Well you can also regulate how much players are allowed to be sold on a percentage of their salaries. It's self regulating really. There are a couple of things that can be changed to make it more efficient..

[@gabrielventer8535]

This is the worst idea I've ever heard

[@FeilongShiryuu]

​@@gabrielventer8535^ 😂😂

[@ronaldinhogoat2859]

Never forget Arsenal fans compared Saka to Salah lol. Salah is in Henry conversations now. Wish Saka a fast recovery though.

[@darryldolan3373]

Saka is a kid. I think you can compare tbh but Salah is still well ahead

[@pepguardiola3767]

@@darryldolan3373you really cant Salah is on a different stratosphere its blasphemy

[@LiveFan7]

​@@darryldolan3373Saka will finish career before 30

[@ricardoassis7]

​@@pepguardiola3767 💩💩💩💩💩

[@rezapahlevi5056]

@@LiveFan7not enough output from saka

[@naftaliurison9683]

2:50 thats why Salah is also way underrated. Plays nearly every game for Liverpool and is never injured.

[@jeremymerrifield7244]

Injured last season after Africa cup

[@welchyjay]

It looks like slot has given liverpool the right mix of intensity and rest to be more sustainable compared to previous seasons

[@baconmemories5416]

Making it sustainable will have them winning games right until the end of the season unlike last season when the wheels fell off. They’ll win the league with their ability to sustain and see out games without constant full throttle attacking football.

[@fergie4246]

Still had some of the most injuries in the league

[@Robaylesbury]

Just so many good teams in this Premier League. So many can take points of you. It’s just brilliant.

[@knaussenheimer]

can we appreciate how the last two thumbnails say, “its over” and “is it over?” 😂

[@maverich767]

I remember an Europa cup match between Barca and Puchov. Before the game, the newspaper headline was "It's not a Puchova" (pushover) Then Barca thrashed them 8-0. Next day headline was " it's a Puchova"

[@anthonyuchuno6362]

You are missing the point. Man City is dropping points because their legs are gone!! Not because of the absence of Rodri!!

[@HarryCallahan-tf3qr]

Their losing because they are told to.

[@mikem8211]

I reckon they know the 115 is coming that's what it is

[@HarryCallahan-tf3qr]

@mikem8211 It's all a setup I reckon because no way are they this bad no chance

[@dead_r33d]

they’ve run that kid to the ground. i wonder how they manage without him. good luck to them I guess 😂

[@GoonerGetYou]

Not a kid anymore. And we will be fine. He will be back stronger

[@joesplatnumz]

Saka same as Rodri 😂😂😂the problem of relying on one player is a problem... Liverpool are flying coz they have a squad can do the job

[@wayneholness6090]

@@joesplatnumzyou scousers are always very smug until you’re not

[@smaugballer7337]

@@GoonerGetYou he is right. Arteta has ran Saka to the ground. I guarantee you that Saka at 30yrs old would have faded from top flight football, definitely from the conversation of the best players in the world. He matured too early and typically, early bloomers fall off as soon as they turn 30 (the records are there).

[@mwanafalsafa3613]

@@smaugballer7337what do the records say about Messi

[@airlo2543]

Sakas injury was due to malpractice on arsenals part. Crossing the ball the way he did RARELY ever sees a high grade 2 injury. Unless you already have a grade 1 tear. Which he suffered back in oct for England. 2 weeks after the injury he plays 85 minutes against Liverpool. Then Plays against Preston (god knows why), Newcastle, inter, and Chelsea in just 14 days after suffering a hamstring injury. Hes also come off twice since then holding his hamstring. Last season as well he had hamstring issues that kept him out vs man city ect. So he has clearly been dealing with a hamstring issue and yet he continues to play week in week out. Which is why he ultimately severely injured himself from something as measly as crossing the ball. Its not just the amount of games on the fixture list but these managers aren't giving their players a rest. KDB tore his hamstring in the ucl final because of this. Played on a grade 1 tear for weeks until it finally gave out.

[@zacha7ack105]

I'm more worried about Chelsea but after Everton, I think it's looking good

[@shushfc]

Everton away is difficult tbf

[@zacha7ack105]

@shushfc yeah but their attack has been terrible this year. It shouldn't be that hard to score 1 goal against them

[@projectkuzan3425]

I mean windy conditions at goodison rainy a drae there isn't bad arsenal drew at their home not goodison

[@DarthVader-j2i]

Chelsea playing in the conference league?

[@aaronreed3681]

Everton away is a tough game especially in those conditions! Most big teams will go there and struggle I think

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Saka out and Sterling steps up... to get "injured" in training 😢. Arsenal have 4th strongest swiss but further in evolution apart from City. They had their chance and sort of blew it.. context another insane City run in twice...

[@osmanfadil2451]

City run 😂😂😂

[@atae7185]

“Who can stop Liverpool” PGMOL; hold my beer!

[@HarryCallahan-tf3qr]

Li(VAR)pool

[@quangnguyenviet1188]

@HarryCallahan-tf3qr LiVARpool's frequency is not high, mate.

[@michaelvincent7115]

​@HarryCallahan-tf3qrmight wanna look up the goal diff due to VAR. LFC are at the bottom

[@Rain188]

LFC fan here, games like Bournemouth away, Forest away, Brenford away can lose us us the title

[@mortenrahm]

i agree there is still a lot to play for YNWA

[@fayesouthall6604]

Agreed but slot knows what to do now…

[@shashurimagrease2890]

Slot has convinced me he knows how to handle those games

[@DH-TV]

Lots of games still to play, not even half way BUT arsenal and chelsea both have those games too

[@lieutenantwolf5437]

Out of those games I think Bournemouth away will be the hardest for u I mean look at city and Arsenal only chelsea managed to get 3 points and we absolutely scrapped it

[@memeguyTM]

They spent over 170m on Rice and Havertz. It was their choice and a thinner squad is nobody else's problem. The criticism is absolutely fair!

[@osmanfadil2451]

Yes after all they didn't have a bunch of injuries did they dumbo

[@memeguyTM]

@osmanfadil2451 only Dumbo here is you. Guess you didn't figure out that if they spent less on those 2 then they'd have been able to buy more players with that cash...

[@Vrld-ie4uk]

@@osmanfadil2451not like they escaped injuries in the last decade

[@AntonySailor]

​@@osmanfadil2451Deluded gooners. Everybody got injuries dumbo, it's mostly gooners that whine about it.

[@mikem8211]

We overpaid for Rice by 20 mil & Havertz we got fully bumped 😂

[@Catalan012]

No Saka? So basically no more corners and crosses then 😂

[@silentobserver9418]

Literally scored from a corner without him this weekend

[@randomsome1773]

only assisted in 3 of their corners

[@mustafasvlogs]

Are u forgetting rice?

[@jakegul2200]

Stupid varca fan

[@barugambireismailismail1688]

Rice puts it your GK straight atleast sakas corners go long off at back post rice corners are the deadliest

[@CinderfallGaming]

Makes more sense now why Chelsea have gone for this bigger squad seeing how well they are doing managing all the different competitions.

[@igortolstov487]

Arteta doesn’t rotate enough. I remember last year in CL group he started Saliba and Gabriel in the game after they already guaranteed playoff.

[@Ben-k9h]

2:08 do you know what else is massive?

[@asagough5445]

The jungle is

[@paulsomerville3832]

​@@asagough5445incredible

[@zulzuli3603]

Only Liverpool can stop Liverpool by itself😊😊😊

[@derrencoles5051]

Klopp said this years ago ( too much football) and the media and fans of other teams hammered him.

[@michaelx2114]

6:24 thats a classic 😂

[@abdulalquraishi6462]

With or without saka no one will stop the mighty Liverpool YNWA

[@josephjohn907]

remember how Liverpool collapsed last season

[@DarthVader-j2i]

​@@josephjohn907how'd we collapse? Liverpool won a title. What did Arsenal win last eh?

[@moal-shael7580]

@@josephjohn907you’re out of your mind if you think that’s happening again

[@IbraFN223]

Sensitive liverpool fan​@@moal-shael7580

[@applenuts]

​@@moal-shael7580they'll drop points now they have to play more better teams away

[@RAC345]

Usually agree with you for the most part but Arsenal SHOULD be favourites for the title after city have collapsed. No one had Liverpool even close to competing for the title before the season started. It was City and Arsenal. Arsenal have underperformed massively and it sounds like you’re making excuses for them. Every single team has the same issues they’ve got and it’s down to the manager to deal with the adversity and continue to get the points on the board. The fact they’re not clear of any other team in the league is a joke considering they were the favourites alongside city and are what 5 seasons and hundreds of millions into Arteta’s ‘project’.

[@bosmeck]

I don't think it matters that much with Saka out for a few months... what's important is the team (the engine) firing on all cylinders and for me, that's beginning to happen. It's a slow start this year with many problems but, I think a good showing this Christmas will set them up for the rest of the new year. It's not how you start, it's how you finish and further, I don't think City are done yet. Just a quick point (note), you have to look at the context of Arsenal's performance this year... injuries of key players and the two red cards have made a massive difference for motivation and further, momentum. With all that said, it's great to see a club other than City on top and I wish Liverpool good luck however, whatever you do, don't right off Arsenal because I believe they're just getting started. Should be an interesting new year.

[@christianbrienesse]

If you saw them pre season, the signs were there that Liverpool could do this.

[@fergie4246]

Actually think Chelsea being 2nd and not being clear at the top is a bigger failure. They have spent the most money, have the biggest squad, play 2 completely different 11s every 3 days so their league players get a week of rest every week, and have had the 2nd least amount of injuries in the league.

[@fivestarman5130]

As a Liverpool fan even though the ending was heartbreaking, the 13/14 season has to be the best of my lifetime United dropped off a coiff post Fergie, Arsenal were top in January just to get slapped 5-1 at Anfield and fall apart, Liverpool become title challengers out of nowhere just to fall at the final hurdle, Chelsea also bottle the league because of losses to Sunderland and a draw to Norwich in the final weeks and Man City win the league

[@Angelo-bb8tk]

As a United fan, I alway respected Klopp’s Liverpool. I thought I will never see Liverpool win the league in my lifetime until Klopp arrived. Klopp over Pep any day!

[@fergie4246]

Strange take as they were literally the most successful team in England when you were born (i imagine much later too)

[@NorbertNahumEvreuklovic]

Chelsea the last year had been missing always 387373 MAIN players but none said anything 😊

[@tomguy3308]

@NorbertNahumEvreuklovic so they still had 3 full squads then?

[@Ireniicus]

Liverpool have had a huge list of injuries and we coped. Deal with it.

[@baconmemories5416]

Won’t hear about it cos they keep winning but they’ve had big injuries

[@Christian_Bagger]

I remember Ødegaard when he was 16. There was an unbelievable rush for big clubs to get him. There are many such players, but it’s actually really few that can live up to that potential. Ødegaard has. You’ve to give it to him.

[@NOOOODY7]

what squad depth does Liverpool have ? we’re just like arsenal saka is like salah both are massively important attacking wise and if they got injured both clubs don’t have a good, fit and ready RW replacement for them. both clubs wont be the same defensively if they lost one player of their defense pairing (vvd & konate) (saliba & gabriel), since konate’s injury we started to concede more than before just like yesterday. and for LB robertson isn’t at the same level as before (costed us goals, penalties and got sent off once) and his replacement tsimikas isn’t good enough either so overall we’re absolutely not in a better position than them

[@dylanalvin6742]

Liverpool are going to win everything

[@eddiebottom37]

Hahaha

[@Lee-fc3yf]

Don't be silly.

[@micah.101]

They'll be lucky to get a carabao cup 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@barugambireismailismail1688]

If they face Madrid again after round of 16 that's when u will realise Liverpool was always catching big teams when they were depleted with injuries and suspensions

[@RAC345]

Is that why Ramos intentionally injured Salah in the final a few years ago? He knew with Salah they would’ve got smashed

[@AndyofCT]

With how tight it is at the top, I can’t call it. If the Saka injury forces Arsenal into the market for another forward, and they prioritize a target man, their current crop of players could be enough to keep the wheels on the cart. If they buy another CAM/CF/False 9, they’ll probably flounder in the European spots.

[@brockwilliams6433]

Respect to Todd Boehly for having the foresight (and funding) to build such depth in Chelsea’s squad to cope with all of these fixtures 🇺🇸

[@ronpatel6640]

They have the one man who is still there and playing well, Odegaard!

[@Fkb123]

😂😂😂 you mean the guy who always gets substituted by arteta when arsenal is struggling to win a game ?

[@TerribleEnglish]

Chelsea just 4 points behind, playing only 1 game per week, and being completely overlooked..

[@MrMonne84]

The number of games was already bad, this season it's even worse. As a Liverpool fan we've had our fair share. Clubs like City, Arsenal and United have had it worse. The number of games is insane now at this level.

[@iaincphotography6051]

You're right Mark, too many games, including the international games. If a player gets injured playing for their country, then the FA should pay their wages till they are fit again.

[@snaggiz]

Most teams get to suffer a fair bit of injury setbacks. It’s going to be interesting to see how Liverpool handle that situation if it happens to them.

[@baconmemories5416]

They’ve had injury setbacks but they keep winning so it doesn’t fit the narrative. They are just better than everyone else this season it’s as simple as that

[@michaeldonohoe5738]

Completely agree that we play too much football to sustain the highest level of performance and player availability.

[@aaronreed3681]

What’s a saka injury got to do with a Chelsea and Liverpool title race

[@tunaking4689]

chelsea? :D don't let the media trick you. there's only 1 team in this race now. saka was the one and only person who could make this interesting. and now he's gone.

[@aaronreed3681]

@ completely disagree

[@jimmyelliott103]

Love your honesty Mark

[@non768]

Nobody is mentioning that liverpool could go out and strengthen in January as well

[@baconmemories5416]

They’ll wrap it up early if they buy in the market

[@yeahyeahblah]

As a Liverpool fan I'm worried about our run in especially our last four games in May (Chelsea Away, Arsenal Home, Brighton Away, Palace Home).

[@Hdex2024]

Tbh as a Chelsea fan our run in is quite tough as well. I doubt we will make that 7pt jump. Although I think we will win the next 5. They are very winnable. Liverpool still too good.

[@adambelfast1]

We have Tottenham as well, so that's our last 5. I know we just beat them, but I still wouldn't take that fixture lightly.

[@yeahyeahblah]

@@adambelfast1 You're right, I didn't even check April. If Liverpool go deep in the Champions League as well then there's no "easy" games and any potential injuries could really derail the end of our season.

[@todungrs]

Your opinion is very objective, because you really love football

[@Aloviya]

Only Liverpool can cost Liverpool I love Robbo but guy has been consistently costing goals after goals we need LB ASAP

[@neilpa]

Don't need a LB, Liverpool simplynneed two more top CBs so that they can play 3 solid CBs instead.

[@Ruben_135]

⁠@@neilpaDo you watch Liverpool, we play 4 at the back so only 2 CB’s we definitely need a new left back

[@fklsfgw]

1 Liverpool 7 MC 13 MU omg love it!

[@raymondrowson]

Same thing with a different name

[@sarahpagett9191]

Or Liverpool 1 city 5 utd 0

[@_nahwhat]

​Or Liverpool 0 United 0 City 115

[@DanJeannyNine5]

I think recently Liverpool 0 United 0 City 130

[@geronimo9595]

The issue isn't there is too much football. Instead it's that managers consistently overplay their best players and burn them out. They need to rotate their squads more and rest their star players more often. The best managed teams have great backup players who can slot into the teams system with a minimal dropoff. Teams with weaker squads need to focus on training up & integrating their backup players instead of overplaying their best players and hoping they don't fall apart. Because when their best players inevitably break the fall off when the inexperienced backups take over derails the season.

[@dm8994]

The cool thing about too much football is that it allows players to debut in competitive matches that otherwise they wouldn't. It keeps "bench" players active. But maybe the EFL can go and just focus on CL , prem, and FA.

[@jason2010s]

They score 5 goals with out Saka in one match…yes Saka injured is a big blow.. but Arsenal squad should be good enough to beat team aren’t they they were the best 2 team for the last 2 year they just need to win by 1 only every game they should be able to do that

[@DavidC1]

NBA and NHL play 2-3 times a week. Rotate the squad.

[@stevendchu]

Even if you make the finals in NBA or NHL, you're done by June and have minimum TWO full months to rest and recover. No international tourneys to worry about. Players like Rodri/Palmer/Saka/VVD had barely three weeks off after the Euros before reporting to pre season tours of foreign countries.

[@thundabolt7867]

As a Newcastle fan, with Newcastle facing Arsenal in the semis of the carabao cup, its wonderful news over Saka As a person though, I hope he recovers well

[@mikem8211]

Good luck gonna be very tight 👍

[@thundabolt7867]

@mikem8211 lets hope it is. Isnt good viewing when one side is demolished in the first leg

[@mikem8211]

@thundabolt7867 we aren't demolishing no one atm mate. Honestly it's 50/50 and we have European games in between

[@hssIceland]

Is it the number of games or the intensity of the games today thats the problem? How much more is the average player (for a club in a continental competition) playing now compared to 10 years ago? Or 20? United has been playing between 50 and 60 games per season pretty consistently for the last +30 seasons.

[@A_mbient.1]

At what point do we acknowledge Salah surpassing Henry? The stats speak for themselves, but the nostalgia merchants can’t accept it

[@IIIIIIIIII-w4m]

Stats wise, he will likely surpass him but that does not make him a better player. If you have never watched Henry play then you cannot answer that question. The goodness of a player isn't based on just stats.

[@steveo4991]

@IIIIIIIIII-w4m It is for forwards. Output is all that matters.

[@gefelipeking563]

Statistically they are nearly identical right now. No doubt Salah will surpass him if he keeps going at this rate

[@DavidSmith-eh7rs]

Fair analysis on a number of points

[@devannaicker9537]

However unlikely it may seem, is there a shout of Forest, Bournemouth or Villa finishing in the Champions League spot. Everything seems possible now that Saka is injured.

[@harryhearn4403]

Credit to Liverpool and Chelsea they’ve ripped it apart so far this season! A lot of football to be played! However, this is exactly what we wanted as football fans..more competition in the title race including Forest and Bournemouth incredible scenes if they can keep their positions! But most of all, COYG!!

[@timmy5876]

Ok now as a liverpool fan im 95% sure we win the league, arsenal being 9 points behind us if we win our game in hand sounds a lot but if we got a couple injuries and they kept everyone fit for the rest of the season id fear they could catch us, id of still given them only 15% chance then but saka out for that long they just don’t have enough goals in the team. Outside of corners i dont see a single player scoring 10+ goals in their squad other than saka but liverpool have 3/4 players capable of 10+ and a better defence

[@lasstrevor]

Liverpool was like this last season till January and feb and fell off.

[@franciskisembo6450]

But that is not a weakness now. Rather it is their strength. Players like Vandijk, TAA, MacAllister, Robertson, Konate and MoSalah 👑 know the pain they felt losing in the run-in. Instead now they will use it as a springboard.

[@DH-TV]

@lasstrevor till April, and when you say "fell off" they finished with a points tally that would probably win it this year and would've won it a lot of years

[@johnsmith-zw9yp]

Last season was the start and learning curve of this new team..

[@tomguy3308]

@@lasstrevor it wasn’t like this tho mate . it was close

[@MichaelHattem]

Of course you can't replace Saka but Arsenal can play Martinelli, Jesus, or Sterling on the right. So it's not like going from Saliba to Holding. Those three will have to step up if they want to still be in the race when Saka returns in February and both Martinelli and Jesus are just now coming into form after long dry spells so it could be worse. The injury to Odegaard was more harmful because there was no direct replacement for him.

[@tomtalley2192]

Anyone know when Liverpool make up the Everton game?

[@fiend265x]

february 11th

[@jacksmithbees777]

i have actually got into your content this year but talking about too many fixtures and than saying forest beating brentford is the biggest shock is a bit silly. like fair play to forest but brentford was just given three games in six days, something european clubs don't even understand, because they somewhat get moved around, brentford and palace got fully screwed because they are brentford and palace and no one would understand that haha

[@VAN_XELA]

Why don’t anyone take an actual look into stats to predict how much a loss of a player will affect the team? I’d say without Saka they will look to drop an average of 3-4 points a month till he is back, given his importance in the games leading up to his injury

[@jamiehayes5888]

Arsenal were very very lucky last year regarding injuries . It's caught up with them arteta is doing what houllier did to Owen. He tore his hamstring less games too but was never rested . Poor management regarding arteta

[@yussufmohamed5565]

Arsenal can win without saka he's good player but replacable

[@gmpn0r12stwitch5]

What happened to the "jungle" backdrop?

[@kdot2513]

Roses are red The league is won Liverpool football club Forever the greatest team in England

[@stevendchu]

I fear Saka could be following the footsteps of Michael Owen. Break into first team as a teenager, show world class talent and then get run into the ground by a a manager because you are vital to the team's success. A recent example of this is Rashford. He had the same potential as Saka back in 2019 I'd say. Ole ran him into the ground playing him through back, ankle and shoulder injuries. Ofc other factors like his mindset led to his downfall but his physical decline speaks volumes.

[@gradyseasons8800]

He’s not world class yet

[@nuudelz3711]

@@gradyseasons8800you’re opinions is as relevant as the queens

[@MichaelWard-kh8yo]

@nuudelz3711 here's another opinion he won't be winning the Premier or champions league this season BOTTLERS 🤣

[@gradyseasons8800]

@@nuudelz3711 it’s true though 👍

[@garymilburn4511]

Hi Mark we've heard that saka could be out till March and that's it things go well,let's hope that's wrong and the kid returns quickly

[@dopplerEFX]

It's a very interesting season! Almost every game can have three results!

[@sunshine-bj5eu]

Liverpool still very much favorites but second half of the season games against the lessor teams when they are fighting for something like avoiding relegation,top 8 and so on might cost them especially when they draw alot of then,chelsea everton has shown the blueprints of how to stop them so smaller teams will do that more Arsenal need an attacker but even without they will challenge all the way upto may

[@captainsparrow8435]

38 games tells the story. Keep up the good work Slot.

[@yesnik66]

Mark. In the words of Jack Wiltshire what’s a Bournemouth?

[@MoSalah17-18]

The only thing to stop Liverpool is if Salah gets injured, yes they're not a one man team , but Salah has contributed to 60+ % of their goals this season. Its the truth for anyone who watches them

[@InstigatorDJ]

4 goalscorers yestrerday. Reliant on Salah? No. Just because he scores/assists 60% of Liverpool's goal contributions it doesnt mean without him were down 60%. That is not how that works.

[@3395rudy]

I Think that this injury was coming.He plays literally every game together with the internationals. Excellent player and this is a big loss for Arsenal

[@NovelloNine]

Injuries to Saka, odegaard, Gabriel, rice, merino, timber, calafiori, white amongst others, three unjust red cards from an incompetent pgmol and Arsenal are STILL 3rd in league. Incredible manager, incredible team, incredible club.

[@fabiopozzi6332]

I don’t agree, I think Liverpool without Salah or Van Dijk for a couple of months would drop points. Losing Odegaard and Saka to medium term injuries has been fatal for Arsenal.

[@petehanmiley]

If we don't replace him with similar or better player in January then anything we had up for grabs is 100% over IMO

[@LudiCrust.]

Saka’s injuries are starting to pile up. They look like they’re going to become a chronic problem for him. Once you strain/tear your hamstring multiple times it becomes a recurring thing.

[@johnseel-xl3in]

Well saka wont be stopping Liverpool 😂

[@declanosullivan1718]

Shameful...!

[@osmanfadil2451]

Funny we scored 4 goals after if went off in the palace game dumbo

[@johnseel-xl3in]

@ what’s shameful ?

[@marcover7564]

true

[@kennethwoolley9127]

Liverpools depth at the midfield and attacking positions, allow them to rotate players!

[@RenanJeffrey]

Who really believed that Arsenal was title challengers even with a full squad?? 😂 Serial overhyped Bottlers year after year!

[@ryanSLF]

Not City, Not Madrid and not Leverkusen. Liverpool are a force to be reckoned with this season

[@tundeakinpelu5266]

I think Goldbridge is more excited about Saka’s injury. The thing is United will still get dismantled at the Emirates despite the absence of Saka

[@devannaicker9537]

Unfortunately yes. No Saka, no glory. 😢😢😢

[@andredouglas767]

Don't forget Liverpool lost half of their top players to injury for large portions of last season and was still able to consistently use a makeshift side to give Arsenal and Man City a run for their money up to the last few months under Klopp

[@mrjay9746]

Beginning to look a SLOT like Christmas. 😂

[@Mac_Kymera]

No excuses. Injuries can happen and you have to make sure the squad is capable of stepping in/up. Unfortunately for Mikel, he's too reliant on Saka to make the team tick.

[@garywright8846]

It’s bad news yes, but Martinelli can go right or left, we have some good youth players coming in, we will be there or there abouts in May. I personally would like to see them get a new striker. Be aware we only drew with Liverpool due to once again a corrupt VAR decision.

[@cookiequacky8615]

Sakas injury doesn’t kill our season but it certainly hurts it. Beat Palace 5-1 without him, can win games without him but it’s a lot of games to win without him.

[@pragasanarchary2980]

saka makes a HUGE diffrence to arsenal

[@YA-hm5zy]

Scoreline flattered arsenal

[@cookiequacky8615]

@@pragasanarchary2980 of course he does but we are capable of getting through games without him and picking up results. Nobody’s denying it’ll have a huge impact, but we still have a great team

[@cookiequacky8615]

@@YA-hm5zy to a degree yes but we still won the game, and we’ve one games before without Bukayo, we’ve one games before this season without him and the captain. So it’s very doable to win games without Saka, it’s just the fact it may be about 15 if it’s as serious as some reports are saying.

[@tomguy3308]

@cookiequacky8615 it’s about when you play bad. Liverpool this season have dominated games when they play well and still won and grinded draws when they have played poor. Arsenal haven’t. You can win games when you play well but it’s so difficult without big players to get results when you’re not up to standard.