February 3rd 2024.
This weekend, the Premier League will see a highly anticipated match between league leaders Liverpool and third-placed Arsenal. And former Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman is confident that the Gunners will deliver a strong performance and come out on top against Liverpool.
After a strong start to the season, Arsenal hit a rough patch during the winter period, only managing one win in seven matches across all competitions. However, the team has bounced back with consecutive victories over Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, and remain within five points of Liverpool in the standings.
Liverpool, on the other hand, have been in top form all season, with only one defeat in the Premier League so far. But Seaman believes that the news of manager Jurgen Klopp stepping down at the end of the campaign has added an extra motivation for Liverpool's squad. He also acknowledges that Arsenal will have a tough game ahead of them.
"It's a statement game," Seaman said on his podcast, Seaman Says. "When I look at Liverpool, I see a team that's on form, a great team and a great squad. For us to take points off them would be massive."
Seaman compares this match to when Manchester City visited the Emirates earlier in the season, and Arsenal were able to make a statement by securing a 1-0 victory despite City's star players being out. He believes that this is the type of game that Arsenal need to win in order to be in the conversation with City and Liverpool.
"These are the games you've got to win, especially at home," Seaman said. "We made the statement against City and when you get a chance like that with their star players out, it's even more of a boost. But it also adds a little bit more pressure because people will be thinking we're going to beat them because they haven't got Salah."
Speaking of Salah's absence, Seaman warns Arsenal's defense to not let their guard down against Liverpool's other dangerous attacking options, such as Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez.
"We'd take quite a few of their frontline at Arsenal, if I'm honest," Seaman said. "It's something where we've been lacking this season. You'd take any of them. I see Jota doing his incredible finishing again last weekend and even in the FA Cup. His finishing is fantastic and deadly. And when Salah comes back, he always scores goals."
In the end, Seaman predicts a 1-0 victory for Arsenal, adding that he "quite likes that score." But he acknowledges that it will be a difficult game, and that taking points off the teams above them is crucial for Arsenal's success in the league.
"Take points off the teams above you, and that's what matters," Seaman said. "It's time to get back to business, and these are the games that count."
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