Injury-hit Arsenal have little room for error when Premier League leaders Liverpool go to the Emirates on Sunday regardless of shedding simply as soon as thus far this season. Two beneath stress managers face off on the London Stadium as Julen Lopetegui goals to quell disquiet among the many West Ham help towards Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United. AFP Sport appears to be like on the key speaking factors forward of the weekend motion. Depleted Arsenal face Liverpool checkArsenal had been tipped to push Manchester City all the way in which once more this season after twice coming so near a primary Premier League title since 2003/04.
But it’s Liverpool who prepared the ground after a close to flawless begin to Arne Slot’s reign.
The Gunners shock 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth final week leaves them 4 factors behind the Reds and three adrift of second-placed City.
Arsenal could possibly be with out three of their most essential gamers with William Saliba suspended, Martin Odegaard sidelined by an ankle damage and Bukayo Saka a doubt as a consequence of a hamstring drawback.
Defenders Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber may be lacking and Mikel Arteta has referred to as on the Arsenal followers to be the twelfth man on Sunday.
“The place must be rocking right here towards Liverpool to present us all of the potential power that they will,” he stated.
Liverpool, with 11 wins from 12 matches in all competitions, are flying beneath their new supervisor however victory towards Arsenal could be the clearest assertion but that they’re real title contenders.
Man Utd hunt objectives towards struggling West HamManchester United confirmed encouraging indicators of life of their comeback win towards Brentford final week, with Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford linking up properly in assault.
It was a welcome sight for beleaguered supervisor Ten Hag, whose crew had failed to search out the web of their earlier three league matches.
Hojlund scored his first Premier League aim of the season whereas Rashford, taking part in on the suitable of the assault, seemed sharp, organising Garnacho’s aim.
But solely winless Crystal Palace, Southampton and Ipswich have scored fewer than United’s seven objectives in eight league video games.
Just 10 video games into his reign in east London, Lopetegui is already beneath scrutiny after a second-half collapse in a 4-1 defeat at rivals Tottenham final weekend.
A return of eight factors from eight video games isn’t what Hammers followers anticipated after spending £120 million ($156 million) strengthening their squad within the switch window.
Pressure mounts for winless quartetFor the primary time in English top-flight historical past, 4 golf equipment stay with no win from their opening eight video games of a season.
It is tough to foretell a win for any of the three sides within the relegation zone this weekend — backside crew Wolves face Brighton away whereas Southampton journey to Manchester City and Crystal Palace host Tottenham.
Winless Ipswich, fourth from backside, might put a ways between themselves and the drop zone in the event that they beat Brentford.
It is a very sharp fall from grace for Palace, who completed tenth final season after a storming finish to the marketing campaign.
The toothless London facet have scored simply 5 objectives thus far this season — the bottom tally within the league — and supervisor Oliver Glasner admits they’re wanting confidence.
Speaking after Monday’s 1-0 defeat towards Nottingham Forest, he stated: “I do not suppose it is a tactical drawback, it is a mentality drawback, it is a insecurity and so that is what we’ve got to vary.”
Everton and West Ham have already got a four-point cushion over the underside 4, who can unwell afford to be reduce adrift in a mini-league to keep away from the drop.
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