Match Thread Arsenal (H) - Sun 31st Aug 16:30

[Buddha]

Liverpool: Alisson, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Gakpo, Ekitike, Gravenberch.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Bradley, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Robertson, Ngumoha.

 

[mark1975]

Remember when everyone wrote Bobby off after several games? Then we played Arsenal.

 

[Buddha]

Szobo at RB again

 

[Buddha]

Welcome back Macca…

 

[Buddha]

Eberechi Eze and Martin Odegaard are among the subs for Arsenal, while Dominik Szoboszlai returns to the Liverpool starting 11.

 

[Modo]

Interesting line up

 

[Shay_K]

I thought Robbo might start this one.

 

[Bradley]

Jones out and Mac Allister in. A mild upgrade in midfield.

 

[Buddha]

Arsenal’s front three are shite.

 

[Modo]

Gomez and Harvey on the bench too. Maybe they're staying?

 

[mom]

Gomez needs to stay. I think Harvey may still leave though. Just don think Slot rates him and now that Flo is here…

Speaking of which. We need a nice little return on our investment in Flo today please.

 

[binomial]

XI as expected, bench as expected. Nothing to see here. Let's just get on with the boring game.

 

[mark1975]

Christmas must be a blast

 

[Number21]

That Arsenal front 3 really is average.

 

[Fabio]

The arsenal front 3 might be average, but they're very very mobile. Playing 2 touchline wingers will stretch us. We need to be on it.

 

[Modo]

The arsenal front 3 might be average, but they're very very mobile. Playing 2 touchline wingers will stretch us. We need to be on it.

They can really hurt us on counter attacks

 

[KopRed]

Forget their forwards or their counters.

They are just going to rough us up, disrupt our game, do a Stoke, score off a set piece, then waste time till the final whistle.

It's what they do all the time.

 

[mom]

4-3

If Macca is on form.

 

[Number21]

MacAllister being back is big. He'll get the ball to Wirtz to hopefully show some magic.

 

[Modo]

Forget their forwards or their counters.

They are just going to rough us up, disrupt our game, do a Stoke, score off a set piece, then waste time till the final whistle.

It's what they do all the time.

Yeah, but I'm more focused on the midfield battle. I think our midfield is more physical. I had hoped that Szobo would play in the middle with Wirtz on the left, but I think Macca and Gravy will handle business.

 

[darkstarexodus]

Come on you Reds. Let's fucking get at them.

 

[Full Stop]

Let it be known that it is Szoboszlai that is today playing in the most demanding role. Playing Arsenal as a right back. Wow.

 

[Shadey]

The Hungarian fullbacks are back.

COME ON LIVERPOOL FC

Let’s put this team to bed early on please.

 

[Bradley]

Ah balls.

Came over to my folks to watch the game and for the weekly Bradley family Sunday roast.

My da's away so my ma has Four in a bed on channel 4 and wants to see who won the fucking thing.

Don't have the heart to tell her I'm turning this shite over.

 

[Number21]

Haha. Playing for territory.

 

[Bradley]

It's ok, she's gone to finish up dinner.

Game on.

 

[Full Stop]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayivhplxuwM .

 

[Shay_K]

Arsenal working a very high press

 

[Fabio]

Shite start

Saliba injured

 

[Shay_K]

Sub for Arsenal needed