Absolutely – it will be screened live on Sky Sports 1 in the UK, the featured “Monday Night Football” match.
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Now sitting fifth in the league, the Reds have come on to a positive start as they have won their first two matches in the league. Regardless, they have six points which is what eventually counts.
Wenger believes Arsenal have learnt from their shortcomings against West Ham and will not be vulnerable to the potent aerial threat of new Liverpool striker Christian Benteke.
Liverpool holds a slight edge in the all-time record, with 76 victories against 72 for Arsenal, with 51 draws.
Brazilian midfielder Lucas has recently been linked with a loan move to Besiktas. Joe Allen is out with injury and Emre Can is more box-to-box, than of the defensive ilk. If Rodgers sells him without signing an adequate replacement, it will be a damning indictment of the young manager’s vision.
Both teams tend to approach games looking to dominate the ball. However, he’ll have to maintain that recent run of form if he’s to get the better of Olivier Giroud and hold on to his place in the team long-term. ‘But that’s why I tell you I always get asked two questions – why don’t you buy more players, and how do you keep them all happy now?
“They look sharp”, Milner said. And it’s not as if he is a purely defensive presence, since he’s also the joint top dribbler alongside Jordon Ibe (2.5 dribbles per game).
The Belgian centre-forward, who joined us from Aston Villa for £32.5m last month (via BBC Sport), has scored twice in his first three games for the club – on his debut against Swindon in a pre-season friendly and again against Bournemouth on his first appearance at Anfield. There are going to be lots of actions by players standing in offside positions. He’s Liverpool’s only defensive midfielder, and a player who excels at reading the game. However, dropping Jordon Ibe will enable Rodgers to field the extra man in the midfield, something they definitely need for this game.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he has no sympathy for Liverpool losing Luis Suarez and Raheem Sterling in successive summers.
His switch to the Etihad Stadium has divided opinion; some feeling the Merseysiders are better off without Sterling, while others insist Liverpool will miss his undoubted talent.
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“If you assess Arsenal’s last 10 games they’ve lost at home, the teams that have won, it’s been about unsafe possession”, Rodgers noted.
