"Liverpool and Arsenal have given their fans and neutrals alike some of the most dramatic and surprising games in English football history. Whether it be in domestic or European competition, when Liverpool meets London, you can tend to expect fireworks. On Sunday, we meet them in the league for the Anfield fixture. Arsenal sit top, us 3rd. These matches have taken a different form over recent seasons as we've both been challenging for the top spot."
"Jeremie Aliadiaire and Julio Baptista. The kinds of random footballers you name when you're sat around with your mates trying to name the obscurest. Whilst they never fully lived up to their potential in their careers, they absolutely had the run of Anfield in this 2008 Carling Cup tie. Baptista scored 4, Aliadiaire set 3 of them up, and even bagged one himself. The shocking 6-3 home defeat turned plenty of heads as Liverpool didn't have the weakest of teams out."
"Arsenal dominated the entire affair, but it wouldn't be a classic Liverpool game without a Stevie G screamer. He scored our 2nd as we tried to mount a fight back, but with Baptista and Aliadiare channeling their inner Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole, we didn't stand much of a chance. But with Gabriel Paletta 'protecting' our right-hand side, I think I might have scored a few that night."
Liverpool and Arsenal fixtures regularly deliver dramatic, high-stakes encounters both domestically and in Europe. An upcoming Anfield league game finds Arsenal top and Liverpool third amid recent title challenges. The 2008 Carling Cup tie saw Julio Baptista score four with Jeremie Aliadiaire providing three assists and a goal in a 6-3 Anfield win, while a Stevie Gerrard long-range goal offered Liverpool a brief rally. In the 2008 Champions League quarter-final, a 1-1 first-leg draw at the Emirates preceded a 4-2 Anfield win that showcased peak Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard partnership.
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