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On what will be a cold Thursday night in north London, the on-field action is sure to be red-hot as we face Liverpool (8pm), looking to take another step towards seeing our name engraved under theirs on the Premier League trophy come May.
Our challengers have plenty of momentum after a seven-game unbeaten run, but in another test of our title-winning credentials we will face the reigning champions, who themselves haven’t lost since November after enduring their worst run of form since the 1950s.
The Anfield side haven’t enjoyed their visits to our corner of north London down the years, winning just four of their last 25 league visits to N5, and with our home packed with Gooners at full voice, Mikel Arteta will want to see us at our best to move eight points clear at the top of the table, after Manchester City and Aston Villa failed to win last night.
Having led throughout the whole of last season to claim a 20th league title, things seemed to be following a similar pattern for Arne Slot’s side when they won their opening five games, but then they lost nine of their next 12 across all competitions to leave their hopes of retaining the championship in tatters, as they sit 14 points behind us.
Since November, though, they have remained unbeaten in the Premier League and have slowly begun to string some form together. Three successive wins against Brighton, Tottenham and Wolves either side of Christmas helped them climb back into the Champions League spots, but the turn of the year has brought draws at home to Leeds United and Fulham on Sunday, when they took the lead in the 94th minute but still dropped points.
Their FA Cup campaign begins at home to Barnsley on Monday, and later this month they’ll aim to secure a spot in the top eight of the Champions League. Currently ninth, they’ve achieved four wins from six so far, beating our next opponents Inter Milan 1-0 at the San Siro last month, as Slot eyes some silverware to follow up last season’s exploits.
What the managers say
Mikel Arteta’s pre-Liverpool press conference
Arteta: “Every week we have a point to prove. We had it a few days ago against Bournemouth after a great win against Villa and it’s going to continue like that until May. We know that because once we are in the position that we are in, we want to maintain and extend the lead that we have, and in order to do that our level of determination and desire has to be with that mindset.
“We’re going to have our crowd, our supporters, very early. Before eight o’clock, everybody is there, creating an amazing atmosphere. It makes such a difference, we become a different team. The level of energy, commitment, confidence and desire that we can show in every action is transmitted by them, and we need them tomorrow and every game