Liverpool Vs Arsenal 24 August, 2019 5:30pm - European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)

First real test for Arsenal!

The Gunners have also enjoyed a perfect start to their season thanks to wins over Newcastle and Burnley but the trip to Merseyside will comfortably represent their toughest test of the year so far.

The Reds thrashed Norwich 4-1 in the Premier League curtain-raiser before edging past Southampton 2-1 on Saturday thanks to goals from Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino, although they did need penalties to claim the Super Cup against Chelsea in Istanbul.

The pair will clash on Saturday August 24, the fourth time in five seasons that they two teams have been scheduled to meet before the beginning of September.
Despite their repeated early-season clashes with the Gunners, Liverpool have not lost to Arsenal in August since 2002.
This time around, the two Premier League giants will face off in the final game of Saturday's schedule, kicking off at 5.30pm in Liverpool.

Liverpool vs Arsenal team news
Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker did not even make it to half-time in Liverpool's season opener against Norwich, coming off with a calf injury after just 39 minutes of his Premier League campaign.
He has a suspected grade two tear and is not expected to be fit for the Arsenal clash. Instead, deadline day signing Adrian will continue to deputise in goal.
Nathaniel Clyne and Naby Keita also remain unavailable.

For Arsenal, Granit Xhaka could return after missing the Burnley win due to 'bruising to his lower back and leg' while Mesut Ozil's status remains unclear after the personal issues and illness which have marred his start to the Premier League season.
Rob Holding is back training with the first team and played for the Under-23s last week but has been out for eight months and is unlikely to be rushed back into top-flight action.
Hector Bellerin, Konstantinos Mavropanos and Kieran Tierney are all longer-term injury concerns.

Anthony Taylor has been tasked with handling Liverpool's big clash with Arsenal this weekend.

The Mancunian referee has not taken charge of a fixture between the two since he oversaw Arsenal's 4-1 win over Liverpool in April 2015.