Speaking in the second part of his press conference on Tuesday morning, Jose said that the Reds may be without the former England international.

Fellow defenders Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly may also miss out, while Antonio Valencia and Luke Shaw could be doubts.

The boss admitted that it will be a race against time for any of them recover to face Unai Emery's Gunners.

“If our game was today, I'd say Jones is not playing, Smalling is not playing and Bailly is not playing but we will have to wait,” Jose said.