Two of the Premier League’s elite sides lock horns at Anfield on Sunday afternoon, as Liverpool take on Arsenal in a fixture that tends to provide goals aplenty.
After getting their campaign firmly back on track with three-successive wins in all competitions, the Reds will hope to keep the momentum going into the international break with three more points against the Gunners.
A fortnight into the new season and Jurgen Klopp can already tick off one of his big targets for the campaign, having guided Liverpool past Hoffenheimin what looked like being a tricky Champions League playoff tie.
That proved to be far from the case in the end, as a rare defeat on home soil for the German was too much to overturn in the return match at Anfield on Wednesday; Emre Can producing a stellar display to earn a 6-3 aggregate victory.
As Arsene Wenger has found out down the years, Arsenal are never too far away from a disaster. Two games into the new season and already there are murmurs of discontent following last weekend’s all-too-familiar loss at Stoke City.
For all the Frenchman’s claims when penning a new contract in May that he was prepared to change approach, some things quite simply never change as his men went down to a Jese Rodriguez strike to make it one league win in eight visits to the Potteries.
Team News-
The big news as far as the visitors are concerned is the return to action of star forward Alexis Sanchez who, nearly two months on from his most recent run-out, is finally set to make his comeback from a minor problem.
While Arsenal can welcome back Sanchez, Liverpool are still likely to be without their chief playmaker as Barcelona-linked Philippe Coutinhocontinues to watch on from the stands due to a virus.
Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Mignolet; Gomez, Lovren, Matip, Robertson; Can, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Mane, Firmino, Salah
Mignolet; Gomez, Lovren, Matip, Robertson; Can, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Mane, Firmino, Salah
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Cech; Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Xhaka, Ramsey, Kolasinac; Sanchez, Ozil; Lacazette
Cech; Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Xhaka, Ramsey, Kolasinac; Sanchez, Ozil; Lacazette
Admin Prediction: Liverpool and Arsenal always produce goals when they play, especially at Anfield. Arsenal will be disappointed not to get a point atleast at Stoke last week, while Liverpool will be buoyed by their return to the Champions League. Liverpool 3-2 Arsenal.
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