Why Arsenal played Tomiyasu vs Liverpool despite defender having no training before

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Mikel Arteta has provided an update on Takehiro Tomiyasu following his return to action vs Liverpool.

Arsenal would take on Liverpool on Thursday evening in a League Cup semi-final tie, but went on to lose the game 2-0, handing Jurgen Klopp’s side a place in the final vs Chelsea.

Following the game, Mikel Arteta was asked if Takehiro Tomiyasu, who had missed the Gunners’ previous two outings, was still having trouble with his calf or was he just lacking match fitness.

Arteta then confirmed that Arsenal had to play the Japanese star because both Cedric Soares and Calum Chambers were unavailable: “No what he’s done is incredible.

“We didn’t want to push him, we had to play him because Cedric and Calum were unavailable. Without them we didn’t have any full-backs and the second he knew that he said ‘I will play’.”

Arteta added that Tomiyasu did not train with Arsenal before the game: “He still didn’t have any training sessions with us and was still willing to play and compete in the way he’s done today.

“I’m extremely proud and grateful for the players that we have.”

Tomiyasu in the wrong for Jota opener?

Though a brave move on the part of Tomiyasu, did his lack of match sharpness cost Arsenal vs Liverpool?

The defender seemed to be somewhat at fault for Liverpool’s opener on the day when Diogo Jota received the ball at the top end of Arsenal’s half before being shown inside by Tomiyasu, only for the Portuguese to then see his deflected effort find its way into Aaron Ramsdale’s net:

Almost out of nowhere, Liverpool have found the lead through Jota! 💥 pic.twitter.com/WYdxx9RDrL

— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) January 20, 2022

Arteta would be asked if Tomiyasu should have shown Jota down the line for the first goal in his post-match press conference and said:  “He slipped. He was trying to block the ball, he almost had the ball and he slipped.

“After that he tried to block the ball, it goes through his legs and the other way was the keeper. So I think it’s difficult to prevent that one.”

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	22	41	56
2	Liverpool FC	21	37	45
3	Chelsea FC	23	28	44
4	West Ham United	22	11	37
5	Tottenham Hotspur	19	4	36
6	Arsenal FC	20	8	35
7	Manchester United	21	5	35
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	2	31
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	21	0	29
10	Leicester City	19	-3	25
11	Crystal Palace	21	-1	24
12	Southampton FC	21	-8	24
13	Aston Villa	20	-5	23
14	Brentford FC	22	-11	23
15	Leeds United	20	-15	22
16	Everton FC	19	-10	19
17	Watford FC	19	-14	14
18	Norwich City	21	-35	13
19	Newcastle United	20	-23	12
20	Burnley FC	17	-11	11

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	7
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	7
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	7
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	6
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	6
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	6
Maddison, James	Leicester City	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	6
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	6
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	6
Skipp, Oliver	Tottenham Hotspur	0	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	0	4
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	1	4
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	0	5
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	4
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	0	5
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	1	4
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	5
Jimenez, Raul	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	4
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	5
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	5
Canos, Sergi	Brentford FC	0	5

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	8
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	7
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	5
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	4
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	4
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	4
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	4
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	4