An evening kick-off and one to decide the fate of the top of the table for Christmas.
The two joint-best defences in the English top-flight in Liverpool and Arsenal (not to mention evenly matched offensively) are set to go head-to-head in Merseyside.
It’s a fixture that should suit the hosts infinitely more than the opposition and dour stalemate fans were served up against Manchester United a week ago.
Jurgen Klopp’s men enter this one reinvigorated by a devastating showing against West Ham in the Carabao Cup in which five goals were put past a shellshocked Hammers outfit.
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Liverpool team news
Alisson Becker picks up his goalkeeping gloves once again behind a centre-back partnership of Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate.
Curtis Jones’ positive performance in the domestic cup sees him retain his spot in the starting-XI alongside Wataru Endo and fellow goalscorer Dominik Szoboszlai.
Mo Salah, Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz make up the front-three ahead of the Gunners’ impending visit.
You can catch the full team news below, courtesy of @LFC:
The Reds to take on Arsenal đź“‹đź”´#LIVARS
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 23, 2023
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