Liverpool have been near-perfect at home this season, and their 0-0 draw with Man Utd last Sunday was the only blot on another otherwise perfect record that shows 12 wins from 13 competitive matches at Anfield.

However, the Reds have benefitted from a kind early run of games on Merseyside against a list of opponents they would always expect to beat, and in Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal, Liverpool arguably face their toughest test of the campaign to date at Anfield.

In last season’s corresponding fixture, Liverpool clawed their way back from two goals down to parity against the Gunners, though they lost the London leg of the teams’ double-header 3-2 after another contest that ebbed and flowed.

It’s just as tricky to pick a winner between these two evenly-matched outfits this evening, though a plunge into the goals markets offers some workable alternatives and there are options with value to choose from.

Liverpool generally only have one setting at Anfield under Jurgen Klopp and their full-throttle philosophy is usually a recipe for excitement. Ten of their 13 matches at Anfield this season have seen over 2.5 goals and the Reds’ clash with Arsenal could be just as open.

Liverpool (36 goals) and Arsenal (35 goals) have matched each other stride for stride in the final third since August, and both sets of attackers found joy in last season’s meetings between the clubs. Look for the forward players to shine again both teams to score could land for a third encounter on the spin.

Predictions:

🥅 Over 2.5 goals @ 1.62

🥅 Both teams to score @ 1.53

Mohamed Salah has been one of Arsenal’s chief tormentors in recent campaigns and the prolific Egyptian has scored nine career goals against the Gunners in the Premier League, the latest of which was bagged in the Reds’ last meeting with the Londoners in April.

With Arsenal’s Oleksandr Zinchenko not the most defensively robust at left back, winger Salah should have chances to inflict more damage this evening and backing the 31-year-old to notch his 12th league goal of the season seems like a logical move at 2.63.

Elsewhere, Salah’s fellow Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez offers value at 1.44 to register at least one shot on target. The Uruguayan’s finishing has drawn criticism from some quarters of late, however, he consistently gets himself into great positions and Nunez has lodged 18 shots on target in his 16 league appearances this season (10 starts).

On Arsenal’s side, big-game specialist Gabriel Jesus is the standout pick at 1.50 to have one or more shots on target. Jesus’ dynamism allowed him to clock at least one accurate attempt in seven of his last eight runouts for the Gunners, and the 26-year-old tested compatriot Alisson with strikes in each of Arsenal’s two league meetings with Liverpool last term.

Predictions:

⚽ Mohamed Salah to score anytime @ 2.63

🎯 Darwin Nunez to have 1+ shots on target @ 1.44

🎯 Gabriel Jesus to have 1+ shots on target @ 1.50