ARSENAL and Liverpool should serve up a cracker on Sunday with the Gunners' title credentials set to be put to a real test.
Both sides were in action this week in their respective European campaigns. Arsenal cruised to a bloodless 3-0 win against Bodo-Glimt in the Europa League.
Liverpool won 2-0 against a lacklustre Rangers in the Champions League, but that scoreline flattered the Scots with Jurgen Klopp's men denied plenty of more goals by several saves from Allan McGregor.
For both sides it was ideal as neither had to get out of second gear to win.
But it's domestically where Arsenal have won plenty of admirers this season. They sit proudly on top of the league and are a point clear of Manchester City.
A swashbuckling and fully deserved win over Spurs had the doubters believing that Mikel Arteta has assembled a side equipped to challenge.
Liverpool's league struggles have been well publicised. They sit in a lowly ninth place and are already 11 points worse off than Arsenal, albeit having played a game less.
They've only won two league games this season and have failed to win any of their three away games. Both sides lost at Old Trafford to Manchester United.
How the bookies view it
There's nothing to choose between the sides in terms of the layers and both have flip-flopped favouritism this week.
Consequently, you can get Liverpool at 33/20 with UniBet and Arsenal at 8/5 with Boylesports. The draw is 14/5 with SBK.
Recent head to heads
The sides met four times last season in the league and the League Cup and Arsenal didn't manage to score a single goal, with Liverpool winning three of them.
In fact, the London club have failed to score in the last six meetings between the clubs and are winless in eight meetings.
Players to watch
Gabriel Jesus has five goals in eight starts for Arsenal and the Brazilian hitman is 7/4 to score with bet365 on Sunday,
Mo Salah converted a penalty against Rangers in the Champions League the Egyptian genius will have his baskers at 37/20 with UniBet.
Anything else catch the eye?
Arsenal have a dreadful and embarrassing recent record against Liverpool, but they won;t get a better chance to change that and they should be backed to pile on the misery for Liverpool here.
Depite the ease in which they swept Rangers aside, Liverpool still presented the Ibrox side with two gifts at the end and a better quality team like Arsenal can exploit a suspect defence.
There will always be a nagging doubt about Arsenal on the road, but they have made the Emirated a fortress again as they showed against Tottenham Hotspur last week.
With the attacking quality on show here, it's hard not to see goals on Sunday. Take a chance with over 3.5 gals at 31/20 with Unibet.
This English Premier League match between Arsenal and Liverpool will be played on Oct 9, 2022 and kick off at 16:30. Check below for our tipsters best Arsenal vs Liverpool prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
