Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai
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With eight consecutive victories across all competitions, Liverpool maintained their strong play.
Yesterday, the Merseyside powerhouses defeated RB Leipzig 1-0 in the Champions League, overcoming a difficult away match. With an assist from Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez scored the game-winning goal in the 27th minute.
Although the Reds had many positives from the match, manager Arne Slot may yet consider switching up the midfield against Arsenal due to Dominik Szoboszlai’s lackluster showing. His trip to Germany was forgettable.
Yesterday was just another instance of the Hungarian star’s inconsistent performance this year. Three out of nine duels were won, although he lost possession thirteen times. He made 85% of the passes but only finished one of five long balls.
Let him go.
Prior to Sunday’s visit to the Emirates Stadium, Liverpool is in top form and condition. Given that Arsenal is without important players like Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, William Saliba, and Jurrien Timber, they should be confident of winning again.
The Gunners are a difficult club to defeat in North London, so the Anfield giants can’t afford to become complacent against them. Slot has demonstrated that he makes quick tactical decisions, thus Szoboszlai might end up with the axe on Sunday.
Last weekend’s match against Chelsea was Curtis Jones’ best of the season. Yesterday, the 23-year-old returned to the bench. The Liverpool graduate could replace Szoboszlai and partner Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch in midfield.
Liverpool have failed to beat the Gunners in the last four league outings with 2 draws and 2 losses. They won’t get a better opportunity to beat the London outfit, who could also be without Riccardo Calafiori after a knee injury scare against Shakhtar Donetsk.
A victory at the weekend would put them 7 points clear of the Gunners in the table. Slot’s side can make a huge statement that they are the major contenders alongside Manchester City for the league title with a win at the Emirates.