Liverpool will be hoping to keep their squad together before the January window slams shut, with the Reds on course to win the Premier League title as things stand. They are currently six points clear of Arsenal with a game in hand over their north London rivals,

The 20-year-old forward Charles Sagoe Jr has returned to Arsenal from a loan spell with League One side Shrewsbury Town, but that is unrelated to the current injury crisis. After Sagoe Jr made just five starts in the first half of the season, Shrewsbury opted to terminate the loan arrangement.