Mikel Arteta makes huge Bukayo Saka call in Arsenal line-up to face Liverpool

Bukayo Saka HAS been deemed fit for 's huge Premier League showdown with .

The winger missed last weekend's after during the international break earlier this month.

But Saka is back in the team for Sunday's crunch match with Liverpool, who started the weekend four points clear of the Gunners at the summit.

With regards to , of note in recent days has been 's attempted subterfuge to ensure Liverpool had no inkling the England star was close to returning. That has included , banning photos being taken of the player in training or any of him around the club's London Colney training ground being posted on social media.

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He was coy on the situation in his pre-match press conference on Friday, saying: "He's done a bit of training on the grass. How far we can get him before Sunday, that's another question. We have another day, that's a good thing. But we will see."

Dutch defender Jurrien Timber also returns to the Arsenal XI. Arteta is without , though, after the centre-half was sent off against the Cherries.

Thomas Partey is expected to drop into defence with Saliba and Riccardo Calafiori in defence with the Italian picking up an injury in the Gunners' 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the on Tuesday night.

Arteta confirmed ahead of Sunday's match to Sky Sports that Calafiori would be missing for "a few weeks" as a result of the issue he sustained in Europe.

For 's side, it's simple: win and they leapfrog and return to the top of the table. They have won 11 of the Dutchman's first 12 games at the helm but a trip to Arsenal will be their biggest test yet.

They are without , meaning will lead the line at the Emirates with and either side of him.

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