What’s the story

Ahead of their trip to Anfield on Saturday, Arsenal manager Unai Emery has hinted about giving new signing Nicolas Pepe his first start in the Premier League.

In case you didn’t know…

Arsenal and Liverpool are the only teams in the Premier League yet to drop points after both of their opening matches.

The Gunners enjoyed victories over Newcastle United and Burnley in their first two matches leaving them second in the Premier League table with Liverpool having a superior goal difference.

The heart of the matter

Unai Emery has hinted about starting Nicolas Pepe against Liverpool in his press conference ahead of their trip to Anfield on Saturday.

The Spanish manager further spoke about team news, issue of racism and VAR.

What’s next

Arsenal in winless in their last eight league matches against Liverpool with their last victory coming way back in 2015 at the Emirates.

The record is much poorer at Anfield where the Gunners have not won a match since 2012 conceding a whopping 22 goals in their last six league visits.

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