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Why Declan Rice was not in Arsenal squad for Carabao Cup tie amid triple injury worry before Liverpool

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Deniran-Alleyne, T. (2026, October 28). Why Declan Rice was not in Arsenal squad for Carabao Cup tie amid triple injury worry before Liverpool. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/declan-rice-arsenal-fc-squad-injury-news-liverpool-b1302580.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-28 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta explained that Declan Rice missed Tuesday's Carabao Cup match against Fleetwood due to an unspecified injury, despite participating in training on Monday. Additionally, Riccardo Calafiori and Noni Madueke were also absent from the squad because of injuries; Calafiora is out with a knee issue while Madueke has an ankle problem. The article details Arteta's post-match comments about Arsenal's performance and the likelihood of the injured players being available for the upcoming Premier League match against Liverpool.
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Declan Rice, a regular starter for Arsenal this season, missed the Carabao Cup tie against Fleetwood due to an unspecified injury. Despite participating in training on Monday, Arteta substituted him during their previous match versus Everton because of the issue. This was his second absence from a game this season. Additionally, Riccardo Calafiori and Noni Madueke, both absent from Arsenal's squad due to injuries (Calafiori with an ankle problem and Madueke also dealing with an unspecified issue affecting his ankle), are uncertain to play in the upcoming Premier League match against Liverpool on Sunday. Manager Arteta will provide a further update during the pre-match press conference for Liverpool, though their status remains unclear as of now.

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As such, it was not much of a surprise too see the midfielder absent from the Gunners’ matchday squad against Fleetwood as he was expected to have been given the night off in preparation for Sunday’s Premier League showdown with Liverpool at Anfield.
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🔮 As such, it was not much of a surprise too see the midfielder absent from the Gunners’ matchday squad against Fleetwood as he was expected to have been given the night off in preparation for Sunday’s Premier League showdown with Liverpool at Anfield.
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Why Declan Rice was not in Arsenal squad for Carabao Cup tie amid triple injury worry before Liverpool · assertive framing

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Rice has been a regular for Arsenal this season, and the only game he had missed across any competition prior to Tuesday night was the third round win over Ipswich last month. asserted
he → miss → Ipswich
As such, it was not much of a surprise too see the midfielder absent from the Gunners’ matchday squad against Fleetwood as he was expected to have been given the night off in preparation for Sunday’s Premier League showdown with Liverpool at Anfield. asserted
he → see → Anfield
However, an unspecified injury was the reason Rice was not considered for selection at Highbury Stadium - especially after taking part in training on Monday. asserted
Rice → consider → Monday
“Declan was feeling a problem the other day, which is why I had to substitute him.” asserted
I → feel → him
Also absent from the Arsenal squad were Riccardo Calafiori and Noni Madueke - neither spotted in Monday’s aforementioned training session - and Arteta has revealed the pair are dealing with injuries too. asserted
pair → spot → injuries
“Calafiori was out, Noni was out with an ankle,” the Arsenal manager added. asserted
manager → add → ankle
It now remains to be seen if any of the trio will be in contention to face Liverpool at the weekend, though a a further update is expected when Arteta addressing the media in the pre-match press conference. asserted
Arteta → remain → conference
In the manner they did it, the atmosphere they created,” Arteta said upon reflection of the result. asserted
Arteta → do → result
“I have nothing to fault the players for their attitude and intensity throughout the game, with 11 and with 10, but when you are playing in that superior way, you have to give nothing to the opponent. asserted
you → have → opponent
“When we create the volume of shots and chances we did, you have to score three, four or five. asserted
you → create → three
You capitalise on it. asserted
You → capitalise → it
If you don’t, there are no margins, and that’s the reality. asserted
that → do → ?
Then you have to wait and get through the round on penalties, and we didn’t do that. asserted
we → have → that
“The probability was low with the way the game was panning out, but it’s football and still with low probability, there is always a chance you could be out of the cup.” uncertain
you → pan → cup
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