Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the friendly match.
Liverpool
In the first US tour game against Real Betis (1:0), Liverpool played a mixed team, only Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai started from the main players. Szoboszlai, the Hungarian midfielder, scored the goal. In 90 minutes the team had 9 shots on target and kept the ball 66% of the time. Arne Slot is already teaching his style. Anyway, the new manager needs time to get used to the team. He wants to give a chance even to players who often go on loan.
Arsenal
Arsenal has already played two friendlies, beating Bournemouth and Man United (both 2-1). Besides Riccardo Calafiori, Mikel Arteta is trying out Jurrien Timber, who missed all of last season due to a bad injury. New defensive combinations will let the opponent create chances often. In a friendly match, no one will just sit back in defence.
Liverpool - Arsenal Prediction
By early August, Liverpool is the only Premier League team without summer signings. While Arsenal in the upcoming match can already use their new star player. Riccardo Calafiori joining the team will let Arsenal change their defence.
Arteta is still adjusting his defence - even Man United's substitutes had 10 shots. Liverpool's star attackers will get even more chances. On the other hand, Arsenal is also good in attack. We expect a lot of goals from both sides.
