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3 things to look out for as Arsenal travel to Anfield

By Andrew Ringer

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Gabriel of Arsenal and Darwin Núñez of Liverpool during the Premier League match at Emirates Stadium on October 09, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Gabriel of Arsenal and Darwin Núñez of Liverpool during the Premier League match at Emirates Stadium on October 09, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Robin Jones/Getty Images) /
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Gabriel Martinelli torched Trent Alexander-Arnold in the reverse fixture. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Gabriel Martinelli torched Trent Alexander-Arnold in the reverse fixture. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) /

2. Arsenal’s left-sided attack 

Gabriel Martinelli was influential in Arsenal’s 3-2 victory over Liverpool at the Emirates earlier this season, scoring the opening goal in the first minute and assisting Bukayo Saka’s goal right before half-time. Trent Alexander-Arnold simply had no answer for him and was subbed for the more defensive Joe Gomez at half-time as a result.

Jurgen Klopp may elect for the latter again in this match, as he did against Chelsea on Tuesday, in an attempt to help keep Martinelli and Leandro Trossard or Gabriel Jesus in check. Doing so would significantly hamper Liverpool’s attack from the right-back position, however.

If the German manager elects to start Alexander-Arnold, look for Arsenal to try to target his side as they did in the first half of their meeting earlier this season. He does not have the pace to keep up with Martinelli on the counter-attack, and this may prove to be the difference in the game once again.

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