Premier League football is rarely more exciting or competitive than when Liverpool and Arsenal lock horns.
The English giants have contested an array of tantalising battles during the Premier League era and were the division’s leading sides last season, with Liverpool pipping their title rivals to the summit to clinch the crown.
Their rivalry renews on Sunday in their first meeting of the 2025–26 season, with the Gunners travelling to Anfield aiming to lay down an early marker. It feels nigh on impossible to predict which way the encounter will swing, but it’s certain to be a cagey fight.
Here are four key duels that could define the fixture.






