Harm-hit Arsenal have little room for error when Premier League leaders Liverpool go to the Emirates on Sunday regardless of dropping simply as soon as to this point this season. Two underneath stress managers face off on the London Stadium as Julen Lopetegui goals to quell disquiet among the many West Ham help in opposition to Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United. AFP Sport appears to be like on the key speaking factors forward of the weekend motion. Depleted Arsenal face Liverpool testArsenal had been tipped to push Manchester Metropolis all the way in which once more this season after twice coming so near a primary Premier League title since 2003/04.
However it’s Liverpool who prepared the ground after a close to flawless begin to Arne Slot’s reign.
The Gunners shock 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth final week leaves them 4 factors behind the Reds and three adrift of second-placed Metropolis.
Arsenal could possibly be with out three of their most vital gamers with William Saliba suspended, Martin Odegaard sidelined by an ankle harm and Bukayo Saka a doubt attributable to a hamstring downside.
Defenders Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber is also lacking and Mikel Arteta has referred to as on the Arsenal followers to be the twelfth man on Sunday.
“The place must be rocking right here in opposition to Liverpool to present us all of the potential power that they will,” he mentioned.
Liverpool, with 11 wins from 12 matches in all competitions, are flying underneath their new supervisor however victory in opposition to Arsenal could be the clearest assertion but that they’re real title contenders.
Man Utd hunt targets in opposition to struggling West HamManchester United confirmed encouraging indicators of life of their comeback win in opposition to Brentford final week, with Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford linking up nicely in assault.
It was a welcome sight for beleaguered supervisor Ten Hag, whose staff had failed to seek out the web of their earlier three league matches.
Hojlund scored his first Premier League aim of the season whereas Rashford, enjoying on the best of the assault, appeared sharp, establishing Garnacho’s aim.
However solely winless Crystal Palace, Southampton and Ipswich have scored fewer than United’s seven targets in eight league video games.
Simply 10 video games into his reign in east London, Lopetegui is already underneath scrutiny after a second-half collapse in a 4-1 defeat at rivals Tottenham final weekend.
A return of eight factors from eight video games isn’t what Hammers followers anticipated after spending £120 million ($156 million) strengthening their squad within the switch window.
Strain mounts for winless quartetFor the primary time in English top-flight historical past, 4 golf equipment stay with no win from their opening eight video games of a season.
It’s troublesome to foretell a win for any of the three sides within the relegation zone this weekend — backside staff Wolves face Brighton away whereas Southampton journey to Manchester Metropolis and Crystal Palace host Tottenham.
Winless Ipswich, fourth from backside, might put a ways between themselves and the drop zone in the event that they beat Brentford.
It’s a significantly sharp fall from grace for Palace, who completed tenth final season after a storming finish to the marketing campaign.
The toothless London facet have scored simply 5 targets to this point this season — the bottom tally within the league — and supervisor Oliver Glasner admits they’re wanting confidence.
Talking after Monday’s 1-0 defeat in opposition to Nottingham Forest, he mentioned: “I do not suppose it is a tactical downside, it is a mentality downside, it is a insecurity and so that is what we’ve got to vary.”
Everton and West Ham have already got a four-point cushion over the underside 4, who can sick afford to be lower adrift in a mini-league to keep away from the drop.
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