It appears becoming that Liverpool’s first residence sport as Premier League champions shall be towards Arsenal, the staff who’ve been the Reds’ closest challengers this season.
Liverpool vs. Arsenal
Premier League (36) | AnfieldMay 11, 2025 | 4.30pm (BST)
Round Christmas time, followers trying on the fixture listing might need anticipated this sport between the highest two to be a title decider.
Fortunately, for Liverpool, it’ll as a substitute act as simply one other date on a month-long calendar of Premier League title-winning events.
That isn’t to say, although, that there received’t be delight at stake amongst two groups which have been nicely matched in current conferences.
1. Guard of honour
Like towards Chelsea, Arsenal should give Liverpool a guard of honour earlier than the match, one thing supporters will enjoy.
Virgil van Dijk will really feel 10 ft tall as he strides out into the Anfield area, subjecting his opponents to clap and acknowledge his staff’s achievements this yr.
Hopefully, Liverpool’s superiority will proceed as soon as the whistle is blown and permit them to say their authority over their closest rivals this marketing campaign.
2. Conor Bradley to start out
Whereas it’s troublesome to foretell how Liverpool will lineup for his or her remaining video games, we are able to ensure that Conor Bradley will begin towards Arsenal, ought to he be match.
Slot stated: “I feel if Conor would have been obtainable for Chelsea, he would have began already. However he wasn’t, so there’s a good probability that he (Conor) will begin.”
Later, he successfully once more confirmed his place within the beginning XI, including: “I already stated Conor goes to start out as a result of I feel he wants taking part in time, to get video games underneath his belt to be higher ready for subsequent season.”
3. Crew information
Slot made six adjustments from the Tottenham win to the match towards Chelsea. This weekend, he may make as many as seven as he doubtlessly reverts to a facet nearer to his first selection.
“Crew choice is because it has been. It’s going to be the identical thought course of going by way of my thoughts for the Sunday sport,” the top coach defined.
Slot continued: “I feel there are plenty of influences on the choice I make and considered one of them can be shedding a sport of soccer, so not trying ahead to lose all 4 of them.
“However there are extra issues going right into a lineup than solely shedding or solely rotating, giving the prospect to different gamers.”
Joe Gomez stays Liverpool’s solely harm absentee.
4. Arsenal’s forlorn quest for silverware
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4 defeats throughout 4 legs of the League Cup and Champions League semi-finals, to Newcastle and Paris Saint-Germain respectively, have left Mikel Arteta on the defensive in current interviews.
Regardless of his claims that they’d have received the league with their factors tally within the earlier two seasons – one thing that isn’t true as we debunked right here – they’ve been comprehensively overwhelmed by a Liverpool staff that weren’t favourites on the season’s begin.
Whereas accidents have made success harder, Arteta has been constructing a squad for 5 years in north London, and he may face strain if his staff go one other yr with out silverware.
This weekend, they are going to be with out Gabriel, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.
5. Mikel Arteta’s newest unusual feedback
The Arsenal supervisor has made some unusual feedback in current weeks, typically trying to defend his staff’s failures.
Forward of the Liverpool match, he has once more given a weird press convention, claiming “there are two phrases, success and failure, that aren’t a part of” his vocabulary.
Talking about his facet’s 2-1 defeat in Paris, he stated: “It’s not concerning the successful chance or what you’ve merited, it’s really making it occur and making it depend.
“Whenever you take a look at the vital stats that usually provide the greatest platform to win soccer matches, it’s crystal clear who was higher.”
what different stat is helpful, Mikel? The rating.
6. Mo Salah may break Premier League period file
Yet one more objective or help for Mo Salah would see him equal the Premier League period file of most objective involvements in a season – emulating the 47 for Andy Cole in 1993/94 and Alan Shearer the next season – that they had 42 video games to do it in, too!
The Egyptian can be only one help away from equalling the Premier League period file for many assists in a season. He has 19, with solely Thierry Henry (2002/03) and Kevin De Bruyne (2019/20) each with 20, having extra in a single marketing campaign.
One objective for Salah would see him equal Roberto Firmino’s membership file of 11 league objectives for Liverpool towards Arsenal.
7. What reception may Trent Alexander-Arnold obtain?
Whereas supporters already knew Trent Alexander-Arnold can be more likely to depart this summer season, now that his departure has been confirmed, it’s arduous to foretell how Anfield will react.
Away at Leicester, some followers booed when he got here on, earlier than the No. 66 struck the winner on the King Energy Stadium.
At residence, it could be unlikely for him to be topic to abuse from the entire floor – the bulk would most likely keep silent – however there may definitely be a bit of followers who would let their frustration be recognized.
The best strategy to keep away from all this may be for Alexander-Arnold to easily be ignored of the squad.
8. Anthony Taylor is the referee
Assisted by Gary Beswick and Lee Betts, Anthony Taylor, who is mostly thought of the nation’s greatest referee, will take cost at Anfield.
He’ll referee Liverpool for the 66th time and Arsenal for the fifty fifth – he has beforehand officiated this fixture 4 occasions.
In the meantime, in Stockley Park, Paul Tierney would be the video assistant referee and have help from Mat Wilkes.
9. Count on objectives
Within the final 11 Premier League residence video games towards Arsenal, Liverpool are unbeaten and have scored a minimum of three objectives in eight of these matches.
The Reds have failed to seek out the web at Anfield on solely two of the final 30 events they’ve met Arsenal within the league.
There has solely been one goalless draw within the final 51 league encounters – that got here in 2015 on the Emirates Stadium.
10. Comply with the match with TIA
Liverpool vs. Arsenal is reside on Sky Sports activities Premier League with kickoff at 4.30pm (BST).
TIA’s matchday reside weblog shall be up and working from 3.45pm, with Harry McMullen tasked with protecting you entertained and up-to-date.
Come on you Reds!
