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| Arsenal v Liverpool: Premier League – live! | Arsenal v Liverpool: Premier League – live! |
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| 12.24pm BST12:24 | |
| 12.19pm BST12:19 | |
| Arsene Wenger speaks ... | |
| Asked about his team’s current winning streak by BT Sport’s resident smoothie Des Kelly, the Arsenal manager says: “It’s the moment for us to continue this run and our focus has to be on the next game.” Of his team’s approach to this afternoon’s game, he says that “against a team who are particularly good on the counter-attack we have to find a good balance between attacking and defending”. And on his selection, specifically the omission of Danny Welbeck, he reveals: “I had a little apprehension for Danny on his knee, but it looked fine in training yesterday. I have included an extra midfielder to help with our defence.” | |
| 12.14pm BST12:14 | |
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| Arsenal v Liverpool line-ups | |
| Arsenal: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Ozil, Cazorla, Sanchez, Giroud. | |
| Subs: Gibbs, Gabriel, Rosicky, Walcott, Flamini, Welbeck, Macey. | |
| Liverpool: Mignolet, Can, Toure, Sakho, Henderson, Allen, Lucas, Moreno, Markovic, Sterling, Coutinho. | |
| Subs: Jones, Johnson, Lovren, Sturridge, Manquillo, Borini, Brannagan. | |
| Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) | |
| 12.04pm BST12:04 | |
| Arsenal v Liverpool team news | |
| Liverpool contract rebel Raheem Sterling starts in attack against Arsenal. Daniel Sturridge, who missed England duty over the international break, is on the bench, but Adam Lallana misses out and Kolo Toure comes into the Liverpool defence for Skrtel. For Arsenal, Mesut Ozil returns from illness to start, but England forward Theo Walcott is again a substitute along with Danny Welbeck, who has been carrying a knee injury. Teenage goalkeeper Matt Macey replaces Wojciech Szczesny, who has a rib injury, on the Arsenal bench. | |
| 11.59am BST11:59 | |
| That’s an interesting Liverpool selection. A bit midfield heavy, it could be argued, with no fewer than - I make it – seven midfielders numbered among the 10 outfield players! It will intriguing to see how they line up. I’ll have the full line-ups with substitutes very shortly, but remember that Steven Gerrard and Martin Skrtel are both sitting this one out on the naughty step for stamping offences. | |
| Updated at 12.13pm BST | |
| 11.51am BST11:51 | |
| Confirmed #LFC team v @Arsenal: Mignolet, Can, Toure, Sakho, Allen, Lucas, Moreno, Henderson, Coutinho, Markovic, Sterling | |
| 11.50am BST11:50 | |
| #Arsenal team to play Liverpool: Ospina, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Alexis, Giroud #AFCvLFC | |
| 11.20am BST11:20 | 11.20am BST11:20 |
| Raheem Sterling has been hogging the headlines ... | Raheem Sterling has been hogging the headlines ... |
| The Liverpool midfielder’s reluctance to ink a new and improved deal with his employers has become a source of irritation for many of the club’s supporters and the lengthy interview he gave the BBC in a bid to justify his indecision has been the intriguing story of an otherwise slow end to the international break. Despite his dithering, Raheem Sterling will start against Arsenal today and our man on the Merseyside beat, Andy Hunter, has been pondering the 20-year-old’s situation in his match preview, which you can read by clicking on this link. | The Liverpool midfielder’s reluctance to ink a new and improved deal with his employers has become a source of irritation for many of the club’s supporters and the lengthy interview he gave the BBC in a bid to justify his indecision has been the intriguing story of an otherwise slow end to the international break. Despite his dithering, Raheem Sterling will start against Arsenal today and our man on the Merseyside beat, Andy Hunter, has been pondering the 20-year-old’s situation in his match preview, which you can read by clicking on this link. |
| 11.20am BST11:20 | 11.20am BST11:20 |
| Preamble | Preamble |
| Happy Easter one and all. After a seemingly interminable international break, our beady gaze returns to the Premier League this weekend. Arsenal entertain Liverpool at the Emirates in what ought to be a fascinating Easter curtain-raiser, where the visitors could do with a win to sustain their challenge on fourth place and the accompany tilt at next season’s Champions League that comes with it. A win for the Gunners will move them into second place, two points ahead of Manchester City and four behind a Chelsea side that will have played two games fewer by the time this contest ends. Kick-off is at 12.45pm (BST), but tune in an hour or so before then for all the team news and build-up in north London. | Happy Easter one and all. After a seemingly interminable international break, our beady gaze returns to the Premier League this weekend. Arsenal entertain Liverpool at the Emirates in what ought to be a fascinating Easter curtain-raiser, where the visitors could do with a win to sustain their challenge on fourth place and the accompany tilt at next season’s Champions League that comes with it. A win for the Gunners will move them into second place, two points ahead of Manchester City and four behind a Chelsea side that will have played two games fewer by the time this contest ends. Kick-off is at 12.45pm (BST), but tune in an hour or so before then for all the team news and build-up in north London. |