<p>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he is keeping his "fingers crossed" that next month's international break will not result in a spike in positive coronavirus tests in the Premier League.</p>.<p>So far a strict system of testing has kept the number of cases in the English top-flight low even as Britain faces a second wave of Covid-19.</p>.<p>West Ham boss David Moyes and players Issa Diop and Josh Cullen tested positive this week, while Ilkay Gundogan became the third Manchester City player to return a positive test this month.</p>.<p>But no Premier League game, all taking place behind closed doors, has so far been postponed since last season resumed in June.</p>.<p>Clubs are set to lose their players during next month's international window, which includes European Championship and South American World Cup qualifiers.</p>.<p>Top clubs reportedly held talks with world governing body FIFA this week over the next two international windows, in October and November.</p>.<p>Concerns are growing that players will be at greater risk of contracting the virus as they criss-cross the globe to represent their countries or being forced into periods of quarantine when they return to their clubs.</p>.<p>Arteta, who tested positive for Covid-19 days before the 2019/20 season was put on hold in March, said he had his "fingers crossed".</p>.<p>"We have a system that works, that has created a positive, really, really low across the league," said the Arsenal boss.</p>.<p>"Obviously when everybody starts to fly away to very different countries I think at the moment is a little bit of an experience and we don't know what the outcome is.</p>.<p>"We want to believe that they want to follow a lot of things that are implemented and are working well so fingers crossed that we don't get any bad news."</p>.<p>Arteta, who was speaking at his pre-match press conference, takes his team to Liverpool on Monday for a showdown between two sides with a 100 percent record in the new campaign.</p>.<p>Arsenal finished 43 points behind the champions last season but can take confidence from two triumphs against them in recent months.</p>.<p>Arteta said Jurgen Klopp's side, along with Manchester City, had set the bar high in the past few seasons and showed commitment to back up their quality.</p>.<p>"I don't see any complacency," said the Spaniard, whose side beat Liverpool in the league in July and triumphed on penalties in last month's Community Shield.</p>.<p>"They go to any ground and even when they are 2-0 up, 3-0 up, 4-0 up, they are still going the same way and this is an incredible credit to the coaching team, the culture they have created and the spirit of that team."</p>.<p>He added: "They just go for it every single minute of every game and throughout the season to do that for 10 months, that's a massive compliment to them."</p>
<p>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he is keeping his "fingers crossed" that next month's international break will not result in a spike in positive coronavirus tests in the Premier League.</p>.<p>So far a strict system of testing has kept the number of cases in the English top-flight low even as Britain faces a second wave of Covid-19.</p>.<p>West Ham boss David Moyes and players Issa Diop and Josh Cullen tested positive this week, while Ilkay Gundogan became the third Manchester City player to return a positive test this month.</p>.<p>But no Premier League game, all taking place behind closed doors, has so far been postponed since last season resumed in June.</p>.<p>Clubs are set to lose their players during next month's international window, which includes European Championship and South American World Cup qualifiers.</p>.<p>Top clubs reportedly held talks with world governing body FIFA this week over the next two international windows, in October and November.</p>.<p>Concerns are growing that players will be at greater risk of contracting the virus as they criss-cross the globe to represent their countries or being forced into periods of quarantine when they return to their clubs.</p>.<p>Arteta, who tested positive for Covid-19 days before the 2019/20 season was put on hold in March, said he had his "fingers crossed".</p>.<p>"We have a system that works, that has created a positive, really, really low across the league," said the Arsenal boss.</p>.<p>"Obviously when everybody starts to fly away to very different countries I think at the moment is a little bit of an experience and we don't know what the outcome is.</p>.<p>"We want to believe that they want to follow a lot of things that are implemented and are working well so fingers crossed that we don't get any bad news."</p>.<p>Arteta, who was speaking at his pre-match press conference, takes his team to Liverpool on Monday for a showdown between two sides with a 100 percent record in the new campaign.</p>.<p>Arsenal finished 43 points behind the champions last season but can take confidence from two triumphs against them in recent months.</p>.<p>Arteta said Jurgen Klopp's side, along with Manchester City, had set the bar high in the past few seasons and showed commitment to back up their quality.</p>.<p>"I don't see any complacency," said the Spaniard, whose side beat Liverpool in the league in July and triumphed on penalties in last month's Community Shield.</p>.<p>"They go to any ground and even when they are 2-0 up, 3-0 up, 4-0 up, they are still going the same way and this is an incredible credit to the coaching team, the culture they have created and the spirit of that team."</p>.<p>He added: "They just go for it every single minute of every game and throughout the season to do that for 10 months, that's a massive compliment to them."</p>