OPINION
Arsenal travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool in a huge Premier League clash on Saturday evening, and Unai Emery must make two key changes to his starting XI.
The Gunners struggled to a 1-1 draw away at Brighton last time out, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s opener not enough to secure a much-needed three points on the south coast.
Arsenal now find themselves 13 points behind leaders Liverpool in the table, with the Reds extending their lead at the top with a 4-0 win over Newcastle in their last game.
In goal, Bernd Leno must remain in place.
In defence, Laurent Koscielny, Sokratis Papastathopolous and Sead Kolasinac must all retain their spots, while speed machine Hector Bellerin must replace Stephan Liechsteiner on the right if he is passed fit after a late assessment.
In midfield, the defensive trio of Granit Xhaka, Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi must all keep their places, while 28-year-old Aaron Ramsey must replace the flaky Mesut Ozil behind the strikers. The Germany international is never up to the task in the big games, and there has been little sign that is set to change anytime soon.
In attack, the red-hot duo of Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette must line up again, with those two holding the key to a surprise win for the Gunners on Saturday.
While such a win will be hard to come by, this is a starting XI which will shock Liverpool if Emery decides upon it.
