- Standard Liege vs Arsenal will see the Gunners seek to finish top of Group F
- The Premier League side will however have to do that with a largely depleted squad
- Pepe, Xhaka and Tierney are among a host of players who will miss the Belgium trip
Arsenal could miss the services of up to seven players when they battle Standard Liege in their dead-rubber Europa League clash on Thursday night, December 12.
The Gunners already appear to have sealed progression to the next round of the tournament as they currently sit on the summit of Group F with 10 points from five matches.
The side, however, still face the prospect of crashing out should they suffer a 5-0 defeat to the Belgian outfit and will therefore be keen to register a favourable result.
But the north London outfit could be forced to do that without seven of their key squad members through injuries and suspensions.
The trio of Nicolas Pepe, Granit Xhaka and Kieran Tierney is already certain to miss the Thursday clash after picking up injuries against West Ham United.
The three now join Hector Bellerin, Rob Holding and Dani Ceballos in the growing list of sidelined players.
German defender Shkodran Mustafi is suspended after accumulating three yellow cards in the group stages.
As such, interim boss Freddie Ljungberg will be forced to turn to youngsters including Robbie Burton, Tyreece John-Jules and James Olayinka to fill the void.
