Arsenal legend namechecks Cristhian Mosquera in Premier League title question as Mikel Arteta injury notion shot down

CRISTHIAN MOSQUERARemarkable performance for Arsenal Against Liverpool is proof that the Gunners will not lose the “quality” if crucial cogs are injured this season, said a legend of the club.

Mikel ArtetaThe men lost their perfect first League record in 2025-26 in a 1-0 defeat against champions Sunday, succumbing to an extraordinary free kick Dominik Szoboszlai in the last 10 minutes of normal time.

While the Gunners are struggling offensively in Anfield, they kept Liverpool at a distance from the open game despite the loss William Saliba to an early ankle injury that the French suffered in the warm -up before trying to play.

However, the Mosquera Summer Signature appeared composed in the bottom line alongside Gabriel Magalhaes, and the former Valencia defender can potentially expect departures against Nottingham Forest, Athletic Bilbao and Manchester City according to the severity of the Saliba injury.

When asked by Sportsman That Arsenal had no apologies for not winning the title of Premier League after their summer spending 250 million pounds sterling, Nigel Winterburn said that “any trophy” is worth winning, but the recent Mosquera display should repress any fear of injury, saying: “The pressure is higher than ever, but it would have been anyway.

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“I think it will be more difficult to win the League this season given Liverpool spending and that Chelsea and Man City have also invested a lot.

“Arsenal has added much deeper quality to their team and with already occurring injuries, the team is stretched. But you saw the beginnings of the new defender of Arsenal (Mosquera) in Liverpool and he looked impressive, so the quality does not fall if one of the best players is injured.

“It is the same thing to Liverpool who added Isak to their team and he will make them really difficult to stop. So, in terms of apology, it’s always a pressure, but for me, any trophy can be good for the team this season.”

Saliba was able to get out of Anfield without needing crutchesalthough He withdrew from the French team For the international break in September, and the Gooners are impatiently waiting to know how serious the sprained of the ankle.

Saliba is one of the six Arsenal players on the sidelines while Artata crumps off with an early mini-crisis, like Bukayo Saka (tendon), Kai Havertz (Knee), Gabriel Jesus (knee), Ben White (Knock) and Christian Norgaard (Knock) are also out of action.

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Leandro Trossard also took an unspecified injury before the Liverpool match – which he managed to get rid of – while Martin Odegaard damaged his shoulder in a monster accident against Leeds United and could only be a bench in Anfield.

Aside from Odegaard, there were suggestions that the wave of injuries of Arsenal in 2024-25 and 2025-26 could be due to perceived over-formation, but Winterburn does not buy this notion.

“I do not think,” replied the winner of the Premier League in 1997-1998 when asked if an intense practice was to blame. “Arsenal had the previous season with very few injuries and last season, we saw major injuries.

“It’s a shame so early this season Havertz and Saka are released, but I don’t think it will be long. Well White, we know that we know an injury, but I hope it will not go out long.

“Arsenal’s medical team has always been one of the best, so I am convinced that they will eliminate injuries and make Saka in particular healthy very soon.”

Arsenal welcomed Forest on September 13 during his first game after the international break, three days before opening his campaign in the Champions League in Athletic.