Arsenal and Liverpool will renew one of the Premier League's greatest rivalries as the pair meet each other at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night.

The Gunners are in search of their first three points on home soil following their shock 2-0 defeat against West Ham.

Arsene Wenger's side bounced back from that loss to win impressively at Crystal Palace and the Gunners will be hoping that they can start a winning run when Liverpool visit, a side they beat 4-1 at home last season.

However, Brendan Rodgers' side have changed a lot since then and perhaps, most importantly, they have tightened things up at the back.

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They go into the game off the back of two consecutive 1-0 victories over Stoke and Bournemouth respectively. The wins weren't exactly scintillating, but that bother Reds fans too much as the table reads six points from a possible six.

However, the visit to the Emirates is certainly the Reds' toughest test so far, and they will be hoping to get their first win at Arsenal since 2011.

But what chance do Rodgers' Reds have at getting a win tonight? Well if the bookies are anything to go by then there isn't much of a chance, with the Gunners fancied as heavy favourites.

Perhaps this isn't helped by the fact that Liverpool could have to make do without their influential captain Jordan Henderson, who has a foot injury and has been playing with pain killing injections recently.

His loss will hurt Liverpool and considering Arsenal have lost just one of their last seven games against Liverpool, a player of his influence not on the field will make a huge difference to the Reds side.

When you look at how Liverpool could win tonight you would have to say that it is probably best for Rodgers to admit that his side is not as good as Arsenal and they aren't going to play them off the park; if they were to go toe-to-toe, it would be an exciting game but ultimately you would have to say that one result is likely, and that is an Arsenal win.

Liverpool's best chance of getting the three points is keeping the same side that beat Bournemouth, with maybe only one change, which would be Emre Can coming in for Henderson.

Keeping the same defence is crucial, as clearly they have formed a solid unit so far and have looked very tight in the two games they have played; those two clean sheets should mean they pick themselves really.

Philippe Coutinho, Adam Lallana, and Jordon Ibe will fill the attacking positions behind Christian Benteke, providing support for the big Belgian in the search for goals.

The side should be that and the tactics are simple, too. They will have to play fairly similarly to how West Ham did when they got a win there, and that is to set up fairly defensively and invite the Gunners on to them. They will need to be compact and allow Arsenal no spaces in front of the back four, where they are most dangerous, and they will need to force Wenger's men out wide and force hopeful crosses in to the box, which Lovren and Skrtel should deal with.

From there they can be set up to counter attack through the pace and skill of Ibe, Coutinho, Lallana and Benteke. They should also make sure plenty of early crosses come in for Benteke, who can take advantage of Arsenal's weakness at defending headers.

Indeed, Benteke will have a big role to play, Liverpool should also target set pieces as source of goals. They need to ensure they deliver well and put Wenger's side under pressure whenever possible.

If they can maintain a counter attack, deliver quality into the box and keep it tight at the back there is every chance that Liverpool could get a result tonight - and perhaps even the win.

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