Overview

• Both clubs have six points from two matches, setting up Sunday’s meeting between last season’s top two as a tone-setter for the title race.
• Liverpool have scored seven in two league games but conceded four, with analysis noting Arne Slot’s greater attacking freedom has also left the side more open.
• Arsenal arrive with two clean sheets and fresh firepower after Viktor Gyokeres’ brace against Leeds, with Eberechi Eze a possible debutant.
• Key Arsenal absences shape selection plans, with Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz injured and captain Martin Odegaard a fitness concern.
• Pundits including Gary Neville, Ian Wright and Chris Sutton are tipping a narrow Arsenal win, as Liverpool’s reported interest in Alexander Isak and Marc Guéhi lingers before Monday’s transfer deadline.