Liverpool He continued his good form with eight consecutive wins in all competitions.
The Merseyside heavyweights faced a tough challenge against RB Leipzig away from home yesterday but prevailed 1-0. champions league gain. Darwin Núñez scored the winning goal in the 27th minute with a Mohamed Salah assist.
The Reds took many positives from the match, but coach Arne Slot could still consider a change in midfield against Arsenal with Dominik Szoboszlai's unconvincing performance. He had a forgettable outing in Germany.
The Hungarian star has lacked consistency in his performance this campaign and yesterday we saw another repetition. Lost possession 13 occasions with 3 of 9 duels won. He completed only 1 in 5 long balls with 85% of passes completed.
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Liverpool are in top form ahead of Sunday's visit to the Emirates Stadium. They should fancy their chances of another win as Arsenal are missing key players like Martin Odegaard. Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Jurrien Timber.
However, the Anfield giants cannot be satisfied against the Gunners, who are not an easy team to beat in north London. Slot has shown that he does not hesitate to make astute tactical decisions and Szoboszlai could be sacked on Sunday.
Curtis Jones put in his best performance of the campaign against Chelsea last weekend. The 23-year-old player returned to the bench yesterday. The Liverpool graduate could replace Szoboszlai and teammates Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch in midfield.
Liverpool have failed to beat the Gunners in the last four league games with 2 draws and 2 losses. They will not have a better chance to beat the London team, who could also be without Riccardo Calafiori after a knee injury against Shakhtar Donetsk.
A win at the weekend would leave them 7 points behind the Gunners in the table. The Slot side can make a big statement that they are the top contenders along with city of manchester for the league title with a victory at the Emirates.
