It’s a huge clash in the FA Cup as the Gunners host the Reds.
The second huge match of the FA Cup fifth round is soon to take place as Premier League high-flyers Arsenal and Liverpool go head-to-head at the Emirates Stadium.
On Saturday Manchester City avenged their league defeat to Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium earlier in February by beating the Blues comfortably 2-0.
Now it’s the turn of the Gunners and the Reds, with the two sides having already met twice this season with very contrasting results.
Arsene Wenger’s side triumphed 2-0 at home before Christmas, before Brendan Rodgers masterminded a 5-1 thrashing at Anfield earlier this month.
Wenger has taken a risk and rested a number of first team stars ahead of their Champions League last-16 tie with Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
It means that there are rare opportunities for Lukasz Fabianski, Carl Jenkinson and Yaya Sanogo.
#Arsenal team: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Monreal, Flamini, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil, Podolski, Sanogo #AFCvLFC
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) February 16, 2014
With no European football to worry about this term Rodgers has opted for a strong side, with the lethal partnership of Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez starting in attack.
Confirmed #LFC team v @Arsenal: Jones, Flanagan, Skrtel, Agger, Cissokho, Gerrard, Allen, Coutinho, Suarez, Sterling, Sturridge
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 16, 2014
Watch a live FA Cup fifth round stream of Arsenal v Liverpool.
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