Darwin Nunez on bench – Liverpool squa strengthened against Arsenal At the top of the Premier League table,
Liverpool’s line-up against Arsenal has been revealed. Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez. Darwin Nunez drops to the bench for Liverpool’s Premier League first leg against Arsenal at Anfield. The striker has not scored for the Reds since November 1 and Cody Gakpo prefers to lead the attack. In total, Jurgen Klopp will make xx changes to the team that beat West Ham United 5-1 in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals earlier this week. Subscribe to our Liverpool FC newsletter This website is protected by reCAPTCHA and Google’s privacy notice and terms of use apply. Not surprisingly, Alisson Becker is back in goal, while Virgil van Dijk continues to command the side. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibou Konate return to defence, while Kostas Tsimikas keeps his place. Curtis Jones keeps his place in midfield and makes his first league start for almost a month. Klopp names the same midfield as against West Ham, with Wataru Endo and Dominik Szoboszlai back in the engine room. Up front, Gakpo keeps his place, flanked by Mo Salah and Luis Diaz. Meanwhile, Ryan Gravenberch is back on the bench after muscle fatigue and was absent against West Ham. Liverpool are one point behind Arsenal in the table but a win will lift them to the top. Liverpool: Alisson; Aleksander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Szoboszlai, Endo, Jones; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz. Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Nunez, Elliott, Gravenberch, Clark, McConnell, Quansah, Bradley.