Arsenal are ready to battle Liverpool to sign Hugo Larsson from Eintracht Frankfurt during the January transfer window, with Mikel Arteta seemingly of the belief that the young Swede will be a star of the future.

Declan Rice will miss Arsenal ’s Champions League clash with Inter Milan through injury with the midfielder also a doubt for Sunday’s Premier League meeting with Chelsea. Rice, 25, played the full 90 minutes of Arsenal’s disappointing 1-0 defeat at Newcastle at the weekend, the midfielder’s ninth appearance in the Premier League this season.

Mikel Arteta is looking to use the upcoming international break as a chance for Arsenal to regroup following a difficult four-game winless run, with the Gunners still struggling with injuries