With injuries to key players and Liverpool in strong mode, former Manchester Town defender Nedum Onuoha believes Arsenal come out of this game as the underdogs, but believes this would be a position that would suit them well.
“Should Mikel Arteta be worried? I don’t think so,” he mentioned on the Planet Premier League podcast.
“I think he understands the importance of the beginning of the season, but he understands even more the importance of how to finish it.
“The discontent closest to the loss of Bournemouth will be voluminous, but the really outstanding teams, the players and the executives, I always imagine them closer to a defeat.
“The fact that they face a test against Liverpool and, strangely, at home they feel possibly a bit of an underdog, I think that suits who they want to be at the moment.
“People will be up for it, the players will be up for it and if they achieve supremacy to win, it will be the spice they probably didn’t think they needed at this age, but the spice it up can come and the conclusion may be there at the end.” 100%”.
Liverpool have lost just once this season (a 1-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest) and have won every other game.
Former Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter believes the stability Arne Slot has provided is key to their excellent form.
“What he has achieved is to be very strong at Liverpool,” Potter said.
“The taste for the game has been changing little by little; now they come together and push more patiently. It will be interesting to see how they protect it.”
As for Sunday’s game, Potter added: “I think it will be a draw.”
