Liverpool host Premier League leaders Arsenal in the standout fixture in the top flight this weekend, with the home side expected to line up like this …
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GK: Simon Mignloet
The Belgium international has enjoyed an encouraging debut campaign at Anfield following his £9m move from Sunderland last season, although the shot stopper has also been forced to endure some calamitous moments too.
RB: John Flanagan
The Reds will be glad to have the ever dependable England Under-21 international back from his recent layoff with a hamstring injury for this crucial top-of-the-table clash.
CB: Martin Skrtel
The shaven-headed Slovak has easily been Liverpool’s best defender so far this season after being dropped by boss Brendan Rodgers in the previous campaign, and he will once again need to be at his very best against the table-topping north London club on Saturday lunch time.
CB: Kolo Toure
The experienced Ivory Coast’s horrendous mistake against West Bromwich Albion cost the Merseysiders a valuable two points last time out at the Hawthorns, and the central defender cannot afford any such slip-ups against his former club this weekend. 
CM: Steven Gerrard
The veteran Reds skipper may have taken on a slightly deeper midfield role of late under Rodgers, with the Englishman now patrolling in front of his back four, but that has still not stopped the 33-year-old from popping up with the odd crucial goal here and there.
CM: Jordan Henderson
The England international is enjoying easily his best season since joining the club from Sunderland two years ago, and the youngster will be hoping to continue that good form against the high flying north Londoners on Saturday.
AM: Philippe Coutinho
The twinkle-toed Brazil playmaker just needs to add more goals to his game to move up another level, a deficiency the player recognised recently, and what better fixture to start correcting that weakness in than this mouthwatering contest?
RW: Raheem Sterling
What an impression the young wide man has made since returning to the Reds starting XI earlier this season, with the 19-year-old now one of the first names down on Rodgers’s team sheet.
ST: Luis Suarez
The Premier League’s top scorer, even though the controversial Uruguay international missed the first two months of the campaign through suspension, although the forward has still to find the back of the net against a top-three rival this season.
LW: Daniel Sturridge
The England international has been in devastating form in front of goal since returning from a six-week layoff following an ankle-ligament injury last month.