This archive report was first published on 22 August 2019.
Arsenal is set to face Liverpool in a highly anticipated Premier League match on Saturday, August 24, at Anfield. The Gunners have started the new season on a high note, amassing six points from their two opening matches.
However, Anfield has not been a favorable ground for Arsenal in recent years, with the team suffering humiliating defeats in each of their last three trips.
Despite this, Arsenal's manager, Unai Emery, will be boosted by the availability of key players Mesut Ozil and Granit Xhaka, who missed the win over Burnley. Ozil will be in contention for a starting place after missing the match with illness.
Emery will have to decide whether to stick with a 4-2-3-1 system or revert to a three at the back formation to combat Liverpool's lethal attacking prowess. If he sticks with the formation, it would imply Xhaka will be brought back to the fold in place of Joe Willock as Nicolas Pepe is handed a full debut.
However, the introduction of Pepe would see Alexandre Lacazette drop to the bench as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang leads the attackline.
Emery will also have to contend with the absence of key players Hector Bellerin, Kieran Tierney, Rob Holding, and Mavropanos, who are all set to sit out the trip as they recover from injuries.
