Liverpool-Arsenal: Let Battle Commence

 
With four English teams in the quarter final draw, it was perhaps inevitable we would have an all English tie, and the draw didn’t disappoint.   Arsenal vs Liverpool.   This is obviously a very interesting tie, if it was to be played in the Premier League I would probably make Arsenal favourites, however as this is a European tie I don’t think its as easily called.   So where will the match be won and lost?   Both defences are solid and not easily breeched so it is perhaps surprising that this fixture seems to produce a lot of goals.   In recent seasons we have seen Arsenal score three goals against Liverpool and even six last season.   The Liverpool back four will be entirely different though, this time around. The way Liverpool set their back four up means that any aerial bombardment is practically useless.   They are strong, powerful and very adept and used to this sort of attack, especially in European football. One thing they are ... [link]

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