The first exam should be a relatively easy one when they entertain Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League seeking a confidence-building performance and result before hosting top-flight leaders Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. The Gunners defence was rightly applauded as the best in the business when they started the campaign in style. Everyone was raving about Arsenal’s amazing rearguard but those high standards suddenly began to dip. But keeping a clean sheet against Liverpool will be a different matter altogether for the Gunners. • Coventry, Birmingham, Wycombe, Bradford and Doncaster form Tuesday’s Football League acca.

Source: Metro October 21, 2024 18:09 UTC