Liverpool vs. Arsenal: Three questions as Premier League heavyweights meet with momentum and more on the line
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Two of the favorites to win the Premier League meet on Sunday, and here are three questions that will be answered
Last season's top two (and most people's picks to be first and second this season too) face off at Anfield on Sunday, with the meeting of Liverpool and Arsenal the first box office spectacular of the new Premier League season. It may not be a match that decides the title race but in terms of setting the tone for the months ahead, this game could take on an outsized importance.
Mikel Arteta goes into it with an impressive record to defend. His Arsenal side have not lost a Premier League match against Liverpool since March 2022, but it has been quite a while since the Spaniard tasted top-flight victory at Anfield, going all the way back to a 2-0 win in September 2012 when Arteta was a starter for Arsene Wenger's side.
Both sides will be chasing a third win from their first three games, with Arne Slot acutely aware of the need to improve a defense that has conceded six goals across their league and Community Shield games so far. Equally, the Liverpool attack is looking in menacing form and will be sure to ask plenty of questions of Arsenal. Here are some of the key issues both coaches will be grappling with going into the game:
