[Teams] Arsenal vs Liverpool: Confirmed Line-Ups
Arsenal kick off their new Premier League campaign with a clash against Liverpool at the Emirates this afternoon.
Arsene Wenger has been forced to play youngsters Rob Holding and Calum Chambers at the back with Laurent Koscielny, Per Mertesacker and Gabriel all out.
Granit Xhaka must make do with a place on the bench as Francis Coquelin starts alongside Mohamed Elneny in midfield.
Jurgen Klopp hands a competitive debut to Ragnar Klavan as he starts alongside Dejan Lovren in defender while Gini Wijnaldum also makes his bow in midfield. Roberto Firmino leads the line up front.
Here are the confirmed line-ups:
Arsenal
Cech; Bellerin, Holding, Chambers, Monreal; Elneny, Coquelin; Walcott, Ramsey, Iwobi; Alexis
Subs: Ospina, Gibbs, Wilshere, Xhaka, Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Akpom
Liverpool
Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Klavan, Moreno, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho, Mane, Firmino
Subs: Manninger, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Can, Stewart, Grujic, Origi.
BACK ARSENAL TO WIN AT 7/1 OR LIVERPOOL AT 12/1
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