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Elliott Jackson

Liverpool face anxious wait on injury front ahead of Community Shield clash vs Arsenal

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Trent Alexander-Arnould could miss Saturday's Community Shield clash against Arsenal.

The Gunners take on the Premier League champions at Wembley in the season's traditional curtain-raiser.

Mikel Arteta's side ran out victorious when the two teams met in the Premier League after lockdown, with Reiss Nelson and Alexandre Lacazette securing a 2-1 win on July 15.

Six weeks later and the two sides meet again at the start of the 2020/21 campaign, with both sides having little over a month to prepare since their final Premier League fixture.

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Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson missed the run-in of their season with a knee problem but Klopp has confirmed the skipper, alongside Xherdan Shaqiri, is fit for the weekend.

Virgil van Dijk has also fully recovered after being substituted with a nasty eye wound in a friendly this week.

There is concern of Alexander-Arnold, though, who will undergo a late fitness test to determine if he will play any part at Wembley.

"Henderson looks in a good way, Oxlade-Chamberlain is good, Shaqiri good," Klopp revealed in his pre-match press conference.

"Trent (Alexander-Arnold) is very close but we have to make a decision about tomorrow. Harry (Wilson) looks good. Virgil (Van Dijk) is fine."

If the Englishman fails to prove his fitness, James Milner or Neco Williams could be deployed at right-back.

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