Key Highlights
- For Liverpool, the task is relevance. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBoth clubs arrive with unbeaten runs worth protecting.
- Arsenal have responded to early December disappointment with authority, five straight league wins restoring rhythm and confidence.
- Liverpool, unbeaten in nine across all competitions, have steadied themselves after a turbulent autumn, even if the league table offers an unforgiving reflection of their campaign. Arsenal momentum fuels belief at EmiratesSince the late setback against Aston Villa, Arsenal have rediscovered control.
- Performances have been sharp rather than spectacular, efficient rather than expansive.
- That consistency has lifted them back into contention and reinforced the sense that Mikel Arteta’s project continues to edge closer to tangible reward. Photo IMAGOAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementProgress to the Carabao Cup semi-final has added to that optimism.