In these unprecedented times, some of us have lost track of the days but, yes, Liverpool are once against playing Arsenal this week.
This time it’s in the Carabao Cup and it’s live on talkSPORT from 7:45pm.
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The dust has barely settled on Monday’s 3-1 win for Jurgen Klopp’s side at Anfield but three days on the Gunners are back and they will be doing all they can to get some sweet revenge.
The players lining up for the Thursday night outing, something Arsenal fans are used to and will once again experience in the Europa League this campaign, will be quite different to those who took to the field just 72 hours earlier.
It was a tough loss for Mikel Arteta’s men as they were dominated from the off, despite taking a shock lead after an Andrew Robertson error.
But the Spaniard is ready to head back to Merseyside and give it another go with a new XI.
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“I am happy that we competed throughout the game and I think there are a lot of things that we can do better – and we will do better – and that’s going to help us so much in the process,” Arteta told Arsenal.com.
“We tried and they believed. That’s what I asked of them before the game, to believe.
“To play here with character and to play our way and now we just accept that they were better and that they are better at the moment and that we have to improve.
“This is the level that we have to reach. We will come back on Thursday and try to win again.”
Given it’s the Carabao Cup, even if a quarter-final spot is on the line, changes are expected and even more so having both played so recently.
Fringe stars and academy graduates will get their chances to shine, but who will start for both sides?
Liverpoool team news
Thiago is absent due to his coronavirus diagnosis, while captain Jordan Henderson remains out having sustained a knock in the 2-0 win at Chelsea on September 20.
The England midfielder could be back for the weekend as the club evaluate his recovery on Tuesday.
Liverpool also have Joel Matip and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain unavailable due to injury, and Kostas Tsimikas is sidelined as well having picked up a thigh issue in last week’s 7-2 third-round win at Lincoln.
How Liverpool should look against Arsenal
Arsenal team news
Defenders Cedric Soares and Sokratis Papastathopoulos have returned to full training following their respective calf problems, so could feature.
Iceland goalkeeper Alex Runarsson may be in line for his debut, while Joe Willock, Reiss Nelson, Bukayo Saka and Nicolas Pepe are all expected to feature.
How Arsenal should look against Liverpool
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