Arsenal will head to Anfield on Sunday looking to secure their first away win over Liverpool since Mikel Arteta visited as a player in 2012.
The Gunners have historically struggled on the red side of Merseyside but arrive at Sunday’s game flying at the top of the Premier League and looking to preserve their lead over Manchester City in the title race.
Arteta will, however, expect a fierce response from a Liverpool side who ended a three-game losing streak with an uninspiring 0-0 draw with Chelsea last time out. Jurgen Klopp’s team are clinging on in the battle for European qualification but will need to start picking up points pretty soon.
Here’s all you need to know about this one.
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Liverpool team news
Klopp has confirmed that Virgil van Dijk has shaken off the illness that kept him out of the Chelsea game, and he could return to the squad alongside midfielder Thiago Alcantara, who will need to pass a late fitness test but has responded well on his return to team training after two months out with a hip injury.
Luis Diaz is close to a comeback but won’t be risked here, with the Colombian set to watch on alongside Stefan Bajcetic, Naby Keita and Calvin Ramsay.
(4-3-3): Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Elliott; Salah, Gakpo, Nunez
Arsenal team news
Arteta mysteriously revealed that one player could make their return here but declined to mention which of his injured stars that may be. William Saliba, Eddie Nketiah, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mohamed Elneny are all thought to be out.
In more concrete news, Bukayo Saka has overcome an illness of his own and should be back in the starting lineup.
(4-2-3-1): Ramsdale; White, Holding, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Xhaka, Partey; Saka, Odegaard, Trossard; Jesus
If Arsenal are ever going to end their Anfield hoodoo, it surely has to be now.
The Gunners are flying these days, whereas Liverpool are all over the place. They have failed to win any of their four matches since the 7-0 mauling of Manchester United, which will remind Arteta not to underestimate Sunday’s hosts.
Liverpool’s shaky defence, against perhaps the most in-form attacking line in the Premier League, sounds like a recipe for disaster and it could decide this game. Home advantage might just come to their rescue.
Prediction: Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal
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