Arsenal will entertain Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium this Sunday evening as both sides look to get the better of each other in the FA Cup. The Gunners suffered a tough 2-1 defeat away at Fulham recently. In contrast, the Reds secured a dominant 4-2 win over Newcastle United.
Arsenal vs Liverpool: Talking Tactics
Mikel Arteta will opt for the 4-3-3 formation and could ask his men to dominate the ball and create enough chances to win this cup game at the Emirates.
Jurgen Klopp will set his men up in a 4-3-3 formation as well and might instruct his players to defend their lines well and engineer some clear-cut chances on the counter.
Team News
Arsenal
Both Takehiro Tomiyasu and Mohamed Elneny will miss this clash due to their international commitments. Furthermore, Jurrien Timber and Fabio Vieira will be sidelined for this game because of injuries.
Oleksandr Zinchenko is a major doubt for this contest as well.
Arsenal Predicted XI
Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
Liverpool
Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo are on international duty and will miss this cup clash. Plus, Ben Doak (knee), Kostas Tsimikas (collarbone), Thiago Alcantara (hip), Stefan Bajcetic (calf), Andrew Robertson (shoulder) and Joel Matip (ACL) are all set to be sidelined for this game due to injuries.
Liverpool Predicted XI
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Gomez; Jones, Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Jota, Gakpo, Diaz
Key Men
Arsenal
Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli need to be at their best if the Gunners are to secure a convincing win at the Emirates this Sunday. The defensive performance of Gabriel and William Saliba could go a long way in determining the outcome of this contest.
Liverpool
Allison Becker might have to make a few top saves if Liverpool are to secure a clean sheet this weekend. Both Ibrahima Konate and Virgil Van Dijk can expect to have a busy afternoon as they try to limit the chances that Arsenal create during the 90 minutes.
Arsenal vs Liverpool; Streaming Links
United Kingdom | BBC Sport Web, BBC iPlayer, BBC One, TalkSport Radio UK, BBC Radio 5 Live |
USA | SiriusXM FC, ESPN+ |
India | Sony LIV |
Canada | Sportsnet World |
Spain | DAZN Spain, DAZN 1, Movistar+ |
Italy | DAZN Italia |
Germany | DAZN Germany, DAZN 1 |
Australia | Paramount + |
New Zealand | Sky Sport 3 NZ |