Arsène Wenger is expected to be without a number of players on fitness grounds and he will be forced to field a makeshift central defensive partnership. It is easy to feel that the new season has come too soon for him and Arsenal, and Liverpool, who have injury concerns of their own, will seek to heighten the nagging anxiety at the Emirates. They do, however, have a poor away record against Arsenal, winning only once in 20 matches across 15 years. David Hytner
Kick-off Sunday 4pm
Venue Emirates Stadium
Last season Arsenal 0 Liverpool 0
Live Sky Sports 1
Referee Michael Oliver
Last season G26, Y89, R5, 3.81 cards per game
Odds H 7-5 A 2-1 D 5-2
Arsenal
Subs from Martínez, Ospina, Debuchy, Koscielny, Holding, Coquelin, Akpom, Campbell, Walcott, Reine-Adélaïde, Giroud, Özil, Cazorla, Gnabry, Sanogo
Doubtful Giroud (match fitness), Özil (match fitness), Koscielny (match fitness)
Injured Wilshere (knee, 20 Aug), Gabriel (ankle, Oct), Jenkinson (knee, Nov), Mertesacker (knee, Jan), Welbeck (knee, Jan)
Suspended None
Form n/a
Discipline (last season) Y42 R4
Top scorer (last season) Giroud 16
Liverpool
Subs from Manninger, Wijnaldum, Ings, Milner, Benteke, Gomez, Lallana, Illori, Brannagan, Origi, Balotelli, Markovic, Wisdom
Doubtful Milner (heel), Sturridge (hip)
Injured Leiva (hamstring, 20 Aug), Karius (broken hand, Oct), Gruji (concussion, unknown), Matip (ankle, unknown), Sakho (calf, unknown)
Suspended None
Form n/a
Discipline (last season) Y63 R3
Top scorer (last season) Firmino 10
