Battle! Arsenal V Liverpool: Rating The Starting XIs Post Transfer Window

Sterling, Ozil and Ramsey win their respective battles!

Choosing the best possible starting XIs of both Arsenal and Liverpool (assuming everyone is fit), with the two sides fielding a 4-3-3 formation, we’ve rated the starts against each other.

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Interestingly, six Arsenal stars come out on top, while five Liverpool men get the nod for us.

Here’s how we rated the Xis against each other…

GK) Simon Mignolet v Wojciech Szczesny

Winner: Arsenal’s Szczesny

DR) Jon Flanagan v Mathieu Debuchy

Winner: Arsenal’s Debuchy

DL) Alberto Moreno v Kieran Gibbs

Winner: Liverpool’s Moreno

DC) Laurent Koscielny v Martin Skrtel 

Winner: Arsenal’s Koscielny

DC) Dejan Lovren v Per Mertesacker 

Winner: Liverpool’s Lovren

MC) Steven Gerrard v Mikel Arteta 

Winner: Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard

MC) Jordan Henderson v Aaron Ramsey 

Winner: Arsenal’s Ramsey

AMC) Coutinho v Mesut Ozil

Winner: Arsenal’s Ozil

AMR) Raheem Sterling v Theo Walcott

Winner: Liverpool’s Sterling

AML) Adam Lallana v Alexis Sanchez

Winner: Arsenal’s Sanchez

FC) Daniel Sturridge v Olivier Giroud

Winner: Liverpool’s Sturridge