Liverpool v Arsenal preview

Liverpool will return to premier league action on Sunday after their 2-1 aggregate win over Hearts in the Europa League. The Reds played a 2-2 draw against the reigning league champions last week. Arsenal played a goalless draw against Stoke City.

The two teams are seeking for their first league wins of the season. Liverpool made two errors against Manchester City last Sunday. Luis Suarez will be the star player for the Reds. He has scored in his last two matches against Man City and Hearts. Nuri Sahin is expected to make his debut for Brendan Rodgers' side. The Turkish international was in the middle of a transfer tussle between these two sides during the just concluded summer transfers.

Santi Cazorla and Mikel Arteta will be involved in a midfield war with Nuri Sahin,Joe Allen and Steven Gerrard. Rodgers seems to have embedded a 4-3-3 system into the Liverpool squad.

Oliver Giroud and Lukas Podolski are yet to score for the Gunners. Arsene Wenger's team have played barren draws in their opening two matches. Even though they might end their goal drought at Anfield, a victory looks unlikely. The Gunners will have to deal with the threat posed by Raheem Sterling,Luis Suarez and Nuri Sahin.
Kick off time: 12:30 UTC

Our prediction
Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal

Liverpool vs Manchester City preview

Liverpool will play their first home match of the new English premiership season on Sunday when they host Manchester City at the ever lively Anfield Road. The Reds lost their league opener against West Bromwich Albion last weekend by three goals to nil at The Hawthorns stadium. The defeat is Liverpool's worst start ever in the premier league history.

Team News
Liverpool will be without Daniel Agger for this match. The Dane was sent off for his tackle on Shane Long last weekend. Luis Enrique is expected to return to action after he missed his teams last two games due to injury. The Spaniard was unavailable for last week's away match and he also missed Liverpool's 1-0 win over Hearts in the Europa League. Suarez, Gerrard, Allen, Johnson and Skrtel will be in the starting line up after they were exempted from Thursday's Europa League win over Hearts in Edinburgh. It's unclear whether Oussama Assaidi will mae his debut on the match day. The Moroccan international joined the Reds fro Heereven a week ago. Nuri Sahin's imminent loan move to Anfield may not guarantee an immediate start for the Real Madrid player. Andy Carroll will have a late fitness test before the match.

Manchester City overcame a big scare by beating Southampton 3-2 at the Etihad stadium on Sunday. The defending champions had to dig deep before they could overturn a 2-1 deficit. Samir Nasri and Carlos Tevez have been in fine form since the beginning of the season and the duo will be expected to play together when Roberto Mancini lead his players against the Anfield crowd on Sunday. Gareth Barry and Micah Richards will be out due to injuries while Joe Hart is expected to make a return to the squad after he missed last week's action due to a back injury.

Roberto Mancini

Injured Star
Sergio Aguero is out of the match as a result of a knee injury he sustained in last week's 3-2 epic victory over Southampton. The Argentine is not expected to play for 'the Citizens' until September 15, though he has been invited by his national team manager for a World Cup qualifier next month.

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Liverpool have not lost at home to Manchester City since March 2003 when Nicolas Anelka scored a late winner for his team.
The last penalty kick that was converted by Steven Gerrard was against Manchester City in January 2012.
Manchester City are seeking their eight successive win dating back to last season.
Raheem Sterling may make his premier league debut after his impressive showing in Thursday's Europa League match.

Our prediction
Liverpool 3-2 Manchester City

Tello and Sahin on Liverpool's radar

Liverpool have sent their managing director to Spain to finalize a deal for Christian Tello of Barcelona and Nurin Sahin of Rela Madrid. The Reds have signed Fabio Borini and Joe Allen after the departure of Dirk  Kuyt, Maxi Rodriguez, Fabio Aurelio and Craig Bellamy. Christian Tello has been told by Barcelona that he will still be an integral part of the B team in the new season while Nurin Sahin has no chance of take the place of players like Diarra, Alonso or Sami Khedira in the Real Madrid line up. Fenway Sports Group have revealed that the age of the two players (Tello and Sahin) falls within their youth policy. The Reds are currently parading some young players like Suarez, Borini, Henderson and Andy Carroll in their line up. Sahin wants a move to Arsenal, but the cordial relationship between Jose Mourinho and Brendan Rodgers could lure the Turkish player to Anfield if a deal is agreed for the promising young player  who was Bundesliga's best player some few years ago. Sahin joined Madrid from Borussia Dortmund at the beginning of last season.

Nuri Sahin of Real Madrid