Why a victory at Anfield is the final mountain left for Mikel Arteta's Arsenal to climb

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Kickjolly · AI-written · automatically reviewed · Pain in the Arsenal ↗

Arsenal is seeking a victory at Anfield to spark their season into life, with the Gunners well-placed in the Champions League and having won seven out of eight Premier League matches. A win on Sunday would overshadow their recent EFL Cup exit to Fleetwood Town. The team has been impressive in recent weeks, going toe-to-toe with Bayern Munich and beating Nottingham Forest and Everton. 3,052 fans will be traveling to Merseyside.

The last time Arsenal beat Liverpool away was over 14 years ago, in September 2012, with Santi Cazorla and Łukas Podolski scoring against Brendan Rodgers' team. Since the 2012/13 season, Arsenal have won at every Premier League away ground except Anfield. Mikel Arteta is yet to win at the Etihad, a feat achieved by Arsène Wenger's team in 2015.

Despite a previous failed attempt to prepare for Anfield's atmosphere, which included blasting 'You'll Never Walk Alone' during training, Arsenal now feel different, lacking stardust in attack due to Bukayo Saka's absence but boosted by Christos Tzolis' potential return and having the most rock-solid defence. Arteta has previously ended long droughts at other grounds, including Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge.