Liverpool travel to north London on Wednesday to face an in-form Arsenal team who are unbeaten in five matches.
The Reds are full of confidence themselves having won eight Premier League games on the bounce and now trail leaders Manchester City by just four points with a game in hand.
Jurgen Klopp’s men have also been boosted by the revelation that Mo Salah is back in training for this clash after going off with a foot injury during Saturday’s 2-0 win over Brighton.
“Mo is a tough cookie. We were quite happy and lucky,” Klopp said on Tuesday.
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Ibrahima Konate is also available after suffering a knock during their 1-0 victory against West Ham at the start of March.
Arsenal look set to start Cedric Soares as Mikel Arteta exercises caution over Takehiro Tomiyasu following recent injuries to both calves.
The Japanese right-back developed his initial injury in December but returned too quickly against Liverpool on 20 January as Diogo Jota had a field day on Arsenal’s right hand side.
How to watch Arsenal vs Liverpool
- Date: Wednesday 16 March 2022
- Time: 8.15pm
- TV Channel: Sky Sports Main Event
- Live stream: Now TV
“We’re still assessing him because we’re taking some time to try to protect him and get him in the best and safest possible way,” Arteta said.
Wednesday’s game will be a litmus test of Arsenal’s progress under Arteta but having drawn one and lost two of their last meetings with Liverpool the odds are against them.
Despite the recent results between the teams Klopp remains level headed. He said: “Each Premier League game is tough, a few are especially tough. One of them we face tomorrow night.”
He also praised Arteta for “doing an incredible job” and said Arsenal “have a clear idea how they want to play”.
Having moved above Manchester United in the table with a win over Leicester last weekend, a draw would give the Arsenal faithful belief that a top four spot is attainable ahead of key fixtures against Chelsea, Spurs and United themselves.
But for Liverpool a win is the only acceptable result as they aim to go one point behind City ahead of their meeting on Saturday 10 April.
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