Both teams enter the match unbeaten, with Liverpool showing potent attacking form but ongoing defensive vulnerabilities. Liverpool's trip to Newcastle delivered drama: Anthony Gordon received a red card; Newcastle rallied from two goals down to level; 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha scored a stoppage-time winner set up by Mohamed Salah. Liverpool need one goal to reach scoring in 37 consecutive league matches, and Salah has 11 career strikes against Arsenal. Arsenal have won their opening two matches without conceding, including a clean-sheet at Old Trafford and a dominant win over Leeds, with Viktor Gyokeres scoring twice and Jurrien Timber commanding at the back.
Liverpool's trip to Newcastle on Monday night delivered all the drama the fixture promised. Despite Anthony Gordon's red card for a rash challenge on Virgil van Dijk, Newcastle rallied from two goals down to level late on. Just as the home crowd sensed a famous comeback, 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha stunned St James' Park with a stoppage-time winner, set up by a clever Mohamed Salah assist.
History could be made this weekend, as Liverpool need just one goal to set a new club record of scoring in 37 consecutive league matches. With Salah already boasting 11 career strikes against Arsenal - only Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane have more - the champions will back themselves to deliver once again in the final third. Arsenal, meanwhile, arrive full of confidence. After grinding out a clean-sheet win at Old Trafford on the opening weekend, Mikel Arteta's side dismantled Leeds at the Emirates.
Arsenal have now won their opening two matches without conceding, and another shutout would give them three clean sheets to start a league campaign for the first time in more than a century. The Gunners are unbeaten in their last six league meetings with Liverpool, but Anfield remains a daunting venue. They have not claimed a top-flight victory there since 2012, when goals from Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla secured a 2-0
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