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How Liverpool became boring in the Arsenal role reversal nobody saw coming

Story byRichard JollyThu, January 8, 2026 at 8:50 AM UTC·5 min readIt may be a role reversal, in more ways than one. Last season, Liverpool were the champions, Arsenal the team that finished with a double-digit deficit to them. Now the champions-elect boast a 14-point advantage over their rivals, which could become 17 on Thursday evening.

How Liverpool became boring in the Arsenal role reversal nobody saw coming

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Key Highlights

  • In August, when they last met, Mikel Arteta was accused of being overly cautious in his side’s 1-0 defeat.
  • Boring, boring Arsenal, to borrow the chant from the 1990s?
  • It is harder to make that case when they have found the net in each of their subsequent 26 matches, have been outscored only by Manchester City in the Premier League and average almost three goals per game in the Champions League. Now the accusation is a twist on a theme.
  • Boring, boring Liverpool?
  • “I find it really hard to hear, but it's not that I would not completely disagree, I would use different words and I would take certain things into account,” said Arne Slot.
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