Liverpool will travel to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal in a mouth-watering Premier League clash on Sunday.
The Reds maintained their position at the top of the table after beating Chelsea 2-1 at Anfield in their last Premier League game. And they are heading into this fixture with full confidence after beating RB Leipzig 1-0 away from home in the Champions League.
Once again, Arsenal are expected to mount a serious challenge for the Premier League title this season, and they have started strongly under Mikel Arteta.
However, this is probably the best time for Liverpool to face them, as the Gunners are missing several key players for this fixture.
Although the Reds have made a strong start in the league, many pundits want to see how they fare during this tough fixture list before judging their title credentials.
This is arguably Liverpool’s toughest game of the season, and Slot is likely to make a few changes for this game.
Predicted Liverpool starting XI v Arsenal
Slot has confirmed that Diogo Jota will miss this game, which means Darwin Nunez will lead the attack in his absence. Likewise, Alisson Becker and Conor Bradley are currently out injured and will not take any part in this game.
In the previous game, Kostas Tsimikas started at left-back. However, against the Gunners, he is likely to be dropped, and Andy Robertson will replace him.
The Reds boss is likely to drop Dominik Szoboszlai in midfield. The 24-year-old has been brilliant for the Reds, but it would be harsh on Curtis Jones if he didn’t start after producing a superb performance against Chelsea in the previous game.
With Alexis MacAllister now back and set to retain his place alongside Ryan Gravenberch, Slot is left with little option but to drop Szoboszlai.
Cody Gakpo has done remarkably well in the past couple of games, but Slot could start with in-form Luis Diaz, who has been on fantastic goalscoring form.
Predicted Liverpool starting line-up vs Arsenal: Caoimhin Kelleher, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson, Curtis Jones, Alexis MacAllister, Ryan Gravenberch, Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz.
