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Arsenal must prioritise protecting Oleksandr Zinchenko when they face Liverpool later today. Arsenal will almost certainly start with Oleksandr Zinchenko at left-back when they take on Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon. Takehiro Tomiyasu will not have returned from the Asia Cup in time to feature in this fixture, whilst Jurrien Timber remains sidelined with a long-term injury. Jakub Kiwior could be called upon to fill-in at left-back, but he is naturally a centre-back, and has not always looked entirely comfortable on the flank when asked to deputise there. As such, Zinchenko is…

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