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I guess the big news from the teamsheet is that Eze begins on the bench. Not a bad player to have up your sleeve, mind.
Lineups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike.
Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Robertson, Bradley, Ngumoha.
Arsenal (4-3-2-1): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Zubimendi, Rice, Merino; Madueke, Martinelli; Gyokeres
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Lewis-Skelly, Mosquera, Odegaard, Nwaneri, Dowman, Eze, Trossard, Harriman-Annous.
Arne Slot and Mikel Arteta held their weekly press conferences.
Get your pre-match reading from …
… Barney Ronay and …
Jonathan Wilson.
Preamble
We have the biggest game of the season so far. Last season’s one and two meet an Anfield, arriving with 100% after a couple of fixtures each. It should be rather delicious Sunday main course.
New signings are trying to find their feet still and neither have been perfect while collecting six points. Anfield will be lively because Liverpool will want to put down a marker. Hugo Ekitike is looking settled already and has added a new dimension to the forward line.
Arsenal’s own new striker got on the scoresheet in the thrashing on Leeds but this will be his first big test. If Viktor Gyokeres can unsettle Virgil van Dijk, then it will give him confidence. Eberichi Eze could/should make his Gunners debut at some point and we might get another glimpse of Max Dowden. There is plenty of intrigue to be enjoyed.
It should be an intriguing – and hopefully entertaining – encounter.
Kick-offL 4.30pm BST
