All you need to know about Liverpool vs Arsenal
When Liverpool last visited Emirates Stadium for a league match, they were 15 points clear of Arsenal, pushing for a historic quadruple.
A lot has changed in the seven months since that game last season. The Gunners enter Sunday’s game 11 points clear of Liverpool, knowing that a win will bring them back to the top of the table.
After a turbulent start to the season, Liverpool are currently 10th with just two wins from their last five games.
The two clubs are on opposite sides of their evolutionary journeys. As Jurgen Klopp’s train seems to have hit a dead end after six years, Arsenal have turned a corner under Mikel Arteta and their young side look set to lead Islington back to glory.
Arsenal’s resurgence under Arteta recalls Klopp’s early years at Liverpool: exciting new signings finding the ground beneath their feet, players returning from the cusp to become vital cogs and the awakening of a disillusioned fanbase by the club.
The meeting of two clubs managed according to the same philosophy promises to be exciting.
Arsenal have won seven of their first eight games. But there is still some hesitation in dubbing the team title contenders.
The club’s tendency to crumble in times of crisis – demonstrated by the way he finished fourth at Tottenham last season – has questioned his ability to hold the attack.
All you need to know about Liverpool vs Arsenal
Firmino is Liverpool’s top scorer this season and the subtlety of his movement could allow him to slip between Arsenal’s imposing centre-backs. The Brazilian loves playing the Gunners and if he scores today, he’ll become the top scorer in the history of this fixture.
