Arsenal’s Defence To Be Tested To Destruction By Liverpool

Arsenal could only manage a point against Brighton & Hove Albion on Boxing Day and their defensive record raises alarming concerns ahead of Liverpool.

Unai Emery’s men are set to clash against the Premier League leaders at Anfield on Saturday. Watching the Reds absolutely demolish Newcastle United by 4 goals to nil last night should send a shiver down the spines of the Gunners faithful.

The Reds are in scintillating form even through this busy Christmas period and have climbed themselves up 7 points clear of Manchester City. Jurgen Klopp’s side are known to be one of the most lethal offensive teams in the English top-flight.

The trio of Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino have laid waste to almost every team in the league this season with the Liverpool still remaining unbeaten.

While Unai Emery has brought around major changes at the Emirates, this current Arsenal side still very much remains a work in progress. The team has kept up with Liverpool in terms of goals scored but not on the defensive end.

Last night a very simple aerial ball from Bernardo allowed Jurgen Locadia to find himself free on goal, beating Bernd Leno on the dribble and calmly slotting the ball into an empty net. Laurent Koscielny and Sokratis Papastathopoulos were nowhere to be found while Stephan Lichsteiner and Sead Kolasinac were busy on the offensive end.

The form that Liverpool are in paired with Arsenal’s questionable away form, the fans can only hope for Emery to pull off a tactical masterclass. If the Gunners are to follow their usual norm on the defensive end, as The Independent reporter, Jonathan Liew said, they might just ‘get tested to destruction’.