It's an epic clash at Anfield,Liverpool
Liverpool's 1-1 draw at West Brom on Sunday left hem just 2 points adrift of Merseyside rivals Everton and 8 points adrift of league leaders Arsenal. Liverpool suffered a 2-0 reverse at Arsenal in November, but Wenger believes Brendan Rodgers' side are a different proposition now. "We need to dominate the game in order to keep [Luis] Suarez and [Daniel] Sturridge quiet," he said. "We must control possession."We had some good wins at Anfield. I have a lot of respect for the fans there, they know their football. I think Liverpool are strong offensively with Sturridge, Suarez, [Philippe] Coutinho, [Raheem] Sterling and [Steven] Gerrard.Wenger's side hold a two-point lead at the top of the table after they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 last weekend.
Team News
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is still waiting for the return of his injured players and will select from the same squad as last weekend for Saturday's visit of Arsenal.Defenders Daniel Agger (calf) and Glen Johnson (ankle) should be back in training next week but Mamadou Sakho is still short of fitness.Left-back Jose Enrique's recovery from a knee operation is taking longer than required and he may not be available for another month. On the other hand for Arsenal Jack Wilshere will be back from an ankle problem while Midfielder Matthieu Flamini is still suspended while Aaron Ramsey (thigh) and deadline-day loan signing Kim Kallstrom (back) are not fit, along with defender Thomas Vermaelen (calf) wil be out for the game.
Expected Lineups
Liverpool : Mignolet, Flanagan, Skrtel, Toure, Cissokho, Gerrard, Henderson, Sterling, Coutinho, Sturridge, Suarez
Arsenal : Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Gibbs, Podolski, Arteta, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Giroud
My Prediction
Liverpool 1 : 2 Arsenal - Liverpool's recent record against Gunners hasn't been good so we can see the gunners taking this one.
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