Arsenal have new suspension risk ahead of Liverpool showdown after losing red card appeal

Arteta is one yellow card away from a one-match suspension ahead of Sunday's Liverpool clash after picking up his second booking for leaving the technical area.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta faces a disciplinary tightrope going into this weekend's top-of-the-table showdown with Liverpool at Anfield. He received his second yellow card in eight Premier League matches during Saturday's 2-0 win over Everton for leaving his technical area, following an earlier booking against Sunderland for the same offence. A third yellow card would trigger an automatic one-match suspension, meaning Arteta would miss the touchline for Arsenal's home game against Hull after the international break.

Reacting to the booking, Arteta suggested the rules are applied inconsistently, claiming other managers leave the technical area far more frequently without punishment. "I'm clipping all of that. I have a massive storage of images," he said, adding that some managers have left the touchline "36 times in 10 minutes" without receiving yellows.

Arsenal's disciplinary problems extend beyond Arteta: 16-year-old Max Dowman must serve a three-match ban after his red card appeal was rejected following his dismissal in Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie against Fleetwood, meaning he will miss the Liverpool fixture.