Liverpool and Arsenal’s fortunes in the 2024/25 season could not be more contrasting.
After putting all their eggs in the Champions League basket, the Gunners now find themselves staring down the barrel of another trophyless campaign.
Worse yet, defeat against the Reds at Anfield on Sunday would put them at serious risk of slipping down the Premier League table.
Club Points
Liverpool 82
Arsenal 67
Man City 64
Newcastle United 63
Nottingham Forest 63
Only four points separate the Emirates Stadium-dwelling outfit from Chelsea in fourth, and a further six from Nottingham Forest in fifth.
Roy Keane backs Liverpool to beat Arsenal
Arne Slot and Mikel Arteta look at each other.
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Jill Scott threw a spanner into the works with her suggestion that Liverpool v Arsenal could inspire a goalless draw this weekend.
Roy Keane was immediately of an opposing mind on this front, speaking on Sky Bet’s The Overlap: “No, no, there’s goals there.
“We’ll give Liverpool two goals. We all think Liverpool will score two goals. We’ll go 2-1 Liverpool.”
Gary Neville and Paul Scholes rolled the dice and took on Scott’s prediction of a 0-0 at Anfield.
Neither result would be particularly helpful for the Gunners at this stage in the season.
Either Newcastle or Chelsea could close the gap to a point (or two), whilst Manchester City could go level on points (but remain behind on goal difference).
When was the last time Arsenal won at Anfield in the league?
You have to go all the way back to September 2012 to the last time Arsenal managed to secure three points against Liverpool at L4.
Arsene Wenger was the manager then, with Lukasz Podolski and Santi Cazorla scoring the match-winning goals.
Season Result
2023/24 Liverpool 1 – 1 Arsenal
2022/23 Liverpool 2 – 2 Arsenal
2021/22 Liverpool 4 – 0 Arsenal
2020/21 Liverpool 3 – 1 Arsenal
2019/20 Liverpool 3 – 1 Arsenal
2018/19 Liverpool 5 -1 Arsenal
2017/18 Liverpool 4 – 0 Arsenal
2016/17 Liverpool 3 – 1 Arsenal
2015/16 Liverpool 3 – 3 Arsenal
2014/15 Liverpool 2 – 2 Arsenal
2013/14 Liverpool 5 – 1 Arsenal
2012/13 Liverpool 0 – 2 Arsenal
Mikel Arteta could spiral
Mikel Arteta’s had a bit of a mare of a week when it comes to his engagement with the press.
The Spaniard raised quite a few brows with his decidedly bold claim that Liverpool had been fortunate to lift a 20th English top-flight title in 2024/25.
One might have thought that would have been followed with a little humility after PSG deservedly secured their place in the Champions League final.
Sadly not. Arteta once again insisted his Arsenal side were far more deserving of the final berth in the competition to face Inter Milan in Munich.
Goodness knows what he’ll come out with next if Liverpool put further pressure on their Champions League qualification hopes this weekend!
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