At 00:30 a.m. Beijing time on January 8, the English FA Cup will stage an interesting strong dialogue, with the Gunners Arsenal sitting at home to face the strong Red Army Liverpool.
Arsenal recently changed the high momentum at the beginning of the season, and suddenly fell into a slump, with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 5 rounds of Premier League games, only 1 game wins, and the last round of the game was a shock 1:2 defeat to the middle and lower reaches of the team Fulham, adding to the Gunners fans in the New Year, and the points ranking has also fallen back to a familiar position.
With the Premier League in the doldrums, Arsenal will naturally be hoping to regain their confidence in the FA Cup, so they will be at their best against the Reds against Liverpool. It is worth mentioning that half a month ago, the Gunners had just played Liverpool in the Premier League, and the two sides were 1:1. Therefore, it will be another tough battle for Arsenal. Here's a quick look at Arsenal's likely starting line-up.
In goal, it is expected that the main goalkeeper David Raya will be rotated, and he should be replaced by former Gunners No.1 goalkeeper Ramsdale. At the back, Arteta will naturally continue to play his usual back four, with the likely four defenders to start the game being Kenhiro Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel and Kiwior. Among them, Saliba and Gabriel continue to form the strongest two central defenders, while Kiwior and Japan international Kenhiro Tomiyasu, who has just returned from injury, will play as wing-backs on the left and right. Ben White gets a rotation.
In terms of midfield, there is no doubt that the main midfielder who is responsible for intercepting and tackling in Arsenal's midfield should be Italian frustrated midfielder Jorginho, and the pair with Jorginho to form a double back combination should be England's talented midfielder Declan Rice, and in front of these two midfielders, it is expected that Norwegian demon star Odegaard will sit in the front field to take the lead, organize scheduling, strategize, and dominate Arsenal's frontcourt attack line. Kai Havertz should be rotated and on the bench.
Up front, former Manchester City ace striker Gabriel Jesus is expected to charge up front, while the trident of Gabriel Jesus is expected to be frustrated Smith Rowe and Belgian striker Leandro Trossard after returning from injury. Bukayo Saka, Martinelli and Nketiah Nketiah will be rotated at the same time, with the bench on standby.
Based on the above analysis, it is expected that Arsenal will rotate 6 players for this game against Liverpool, and the final starting 11 should be: Ramsdale, Tomiyasu Kenhiro, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior, Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard, Jesus, Smith Rowe, and Trossard