**By Danong**
**Another Arsenal matchday has arrived, featuring a high-stakes clash against Liverpool at Anfield. This could have been a battle for the Premier League title, but the race already decided, Liverpool are PL champions.**
**Last time out, the Gunners fell 2-1 to Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, crashing out of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals with a 3-1 aggregate defeat.
Now, with a trip to Merseyside, the only guaranteed positive for Liverpool will be the guard of honour Arsenal will give them as 2024-25 Premier League champions.**
**Beyond that, Gooners will hope their team can rise to the occasion and deliver a statement victory on the Reds’ home turf but more importantly secure a champions league spot as sixth placed Aston Villa will be 7 points behind with two games left.**
**Injuries have hampered Arsenal’s campaign, but Mikel Arteta must still field a competitive line up to outwit Arne Slot’s side.**
**On a positive note, Riccardo Calafiori and Jorginho returned from injury to feature in the matchday squad against PSG, providing a much-needed boost.**
**If Arteta deploys his best available players, Arsenal’s lineup could look like this:**
**\- Raya**
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\- Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly
\- Partey, Rice, Ødegaard
\- Bukayo Saka, Mikel Merino, Martinelli
A win at Anfield would do more than secure second place—it would end a 12-year winless run at the stadium. Arsenal last won there in 2012, managing just four draws and seven defeats in subsequent visits.
Arteta’s team enters this match on a run of three consecutive losses and has gone four matches without a win. A victory would be the perfect response to restore pride and close the season on a high.
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