Van Persie set to miss Liverpool league clash with 'muscular problem'

Robin van Persie is likely to miss Saturday's game with Liverpool - the second match of the so-called "Trilogy" — after limping out of the Champions League clash with the Merseysiders last night.

The Dutchman has "a muscular problem".

The first leg ended 1-1 at the Emirates.

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Arsenal had taken a 23rd minute lead through an Emmanuel Adebayor header but Liverpool were back on level terms three minutes later when Dirk Kuyt slid home Steven Gerrard's cross from the left.

And it was the Dutch striker Kuyt who was at the heart of the game's controversial moment when his tug on Alexander Hleb's arm in the penalty area went unpunished by fellow Dutchman referee Pieter Vink.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said: "There was a blatant penalty right under the eyes of the referee. That's happened a few times now and that makes it hard to accept. He was five yards away from Kuyt and didn't give the penalty. I haven't spoken to the referee. It's difficult to understand, frankly."