Mohamed Salah has had three shots across his opening two games of the Premier League season with two of these efforts finding the target.

All of these attempts came against Bournemouth on the opening day of the season, he wasn’t really in the game against Newcastle but Liverpool still managed to score three goals without his involvement, showing the attacking quality they have spread throughout the side.

Salah loves these fixtures. He scored against Arsenal in the 2-2 draw between the sides at the Emirates with two shots on target in that game. He wasn’t really involved in the meeting between the sides at Anfield, but that fixture took place after Liverpool had secured the title anyway so it isn’t really one to draw too many conclusions from.

Salah had 130 shots in the Premier League last season (3.46 per 90) with 61 of these attempts finding the target (1.63 per 90). His role on penalties for Liverpool will aid him in finding the target here.

Kerkez is struggling a little at the moment at left back for Liverpool but it is slightly unfair to only single him out when Liverpool haven’t kept a clean sheet in their last 13 matches across all competitions.

This was always going to be a difficult adjustment for both Liverpool and Kerkez. Robertson has held down the left back position for the better part of a decade now and has been one of the most reliable performers in this Liverpool side so it was always going to be a tough task for Kerkez to replace him straight away.

Kerkez really struggled against Antoine Semenyo on the opening day of the season, he committed one foul and was shown a yellow card from the 10 fouls he contested. I can see him having similar issues here against Noni Madueke who is set to start at right wing with Saka carrying an injury.

Madueke is a very direct dribbler and will look to take on Kerkez at every opportunity, especially with how the fullback has performed in his early games with Liverpool. Madueke averaged 1.10 fouls won per 90 in the Premier League last season.

Madueke is set to start at Anfield on the right wing in the absence of Bukayo Saka who is expected to be out until at least mid September. This gives Madueke a real opportunity to cement a starting spot in this Arsenal side with rumours circulating that Saka could be played on the left at times.

Madueke loves to shoot. I watched him every week for Chelsea last season and I was constantly frustrated with his decision making, though his tendency to shoot from awkward angles aids our selection here.

Madueke had 80 shots across his 32 Premier League appearances last season (3.52 per 90). You’d be hard pressed to find another winger in the Premier League (other than Saka and Salah) who can produce this shot volume consistently.

I really fancy Madueke in his 1v1 battle against Milos Kerkez. I think Madueke will be able to beat him on a few occasions and add to the issues that Liverpool have been facing at the back in this early part of the season.

Both meetings between these sides last season saw over 2.5 goals as the sides contested two 2-2 draws. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is one of the most exciting fixtures in the Premier League historically and all the modern trends also point to goals at Anfield.

Four of the last five head to head meetings between the sides have seen over 2.5 goals. Liverpool have seen over 2.5 goals in both of their Premier League games so far against Newcastle and Bournemouth, with these two games showing us that Liverpool’s backline is far from secure - Arne Slot’s side conceded two goals in both of these games but still came out on top.

Liverpool have not kept a clean sheet in their last 13 matches across all competitions so relying on a strong defensive performance seems out of the question for Liverpool here. The Reds scored 42 goals across their 19 games at Anfield last season whilst Arsenal netted 34 goals across their 19 away games last campaign.

Hugo Ekitike has looked the most settled of Liverpool’s summer signings so far having scored against Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Newcastle already in his short spell with the Reds.

He’s got a bit of everything and reminds me a little of Alexander Isak with how he can affect other parts of the game as well as being an excellent finisher. I don’t think there is another side in the Premier League that can rival the scoring power of Liverpool, they have ridiculous quality and strength in attacking areas with this selection also covered by Super Sub should Ekitike be replaced.

Strikers often play in streaks of form and Ekitike has certainly found a rich vein at the moment. He’s scored or assisted in each of his last four games for Liverpool across all competitions.

Timber will be lining up against his fellow countrymen here in Cody Gakpo and will also have to contend with the threat of Milos Kerkez who has shown little to no restraint when given the opportunity to get forward for this Liverpool side.

Timber picked up seven yellow cards in the Premier League last season and has already received his first caution of this campaign which came against Manchester United on the opening weekend of the season.

As well as having a decent chance of picking up a card from fouling either Gakpo or Kerkez, Timber could also pick up a card through time wasting which is a common tactic of Mikel Arteta’s, especially in these sort of big matches.

Long throws, as an example, are really popular with all sides throughout the Premier League in this early part of the season and Arsenal also utilise them when they can. They take their time at these set piece situations and this is well documented so you would hope that Chris Kavanagh has a short tolerance for it and cautions offenders early on.

David Raya is the second best goalkeeper in the Premier League in my opinion (the best is on the other team), he consistently bails out Arsenal and doesn’t really get much credit for Arsenal’s incredible defensive displays with much of that going to Saliba and Gabriel.

Raya was forced into making seven saves in Arsenal’s opening game of the season against Manchester United and can expect to be under similar duress here against the best attacking side in the Premier League. Raya was forced into making three saves in this fixture last season with Liverpool averaging 6.10 shots on target per 90 throughout the campaign.