Arsenal and Liverpool will concede their Premier League title and face off in the third round of the FA Cup this weekend.
No club has lifted the trophy as many times as the Gunners, who have won it 14 times, the last time Mikel Arteta won the club’s first trophy in 2020.
Liverpool will be hoping to reach the final for a ninth time this season, having improved massively under Jurgen Klopp compared to last season.
The 16-year wait to regain the FA Cup ended in 2022, but otherwise it is a tournament that Klopp is pushing hard for.
The semi-finals of the Carabao Cup will take place just a few days after this match, so Liverpool’s qualification for this competition may not be high on the list of priorities.
Arsenal will take on Liverpool in the first FA Cup match of the season, which promises to be an exciting clash in the New Year. The Gunners had earlier scored a vital 1-1 draw against Liverpool in the Premier League, which is particularly important given their historic challenges at Anfield.
Having lost consecutive league games against West Ham and Fulham in recent league matches, this FA Cup match is crucial for Mikel Arteta’s men to regain their form. Arsenal, who won the FA Cup in 2020, consider this game important after their relegation from the Carabao Cup.
Liverpool, on the other hand, are also keen to add the FA Cup, which they won in 2022, to their trophy cabinet.
It is expected to be a competitive match, but the supercomputer, as reported by The Sun, predicts that Arsenal have a 48% chance of winning and Liverpool have a 30% chance of progressing to the next round.
It is always interesting to read these predictions, but we know that they are far from the reality on the ground, so we must work hard to win this game.