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Draw EFL Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg: Liverpool 0 - 0 Arsenal | Thursday 13th January

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Really gutted we lost to City. Should have gotten something from the game. Poor officiating coupled with individual mistakes killed us.

We looked good vs City. We had them on the ropes before the Xhaka incidence.

Hopefully we bounce back from this.
This game vs Liverpool is the ideal game to that.

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I expect massive rotation because Arteta knows Liverpool will rotate. I expect some fringe players to come in but don't see a way in @American_Gooner 's
boy Mari and Cedric.

In attack, Nketiah and Pepe should make lineup. In midfield I expect Sambi to take Partey's place.

In defense, White should retain his place. But Tavares and AMN will start in FB.

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Prediction.

Arsenal 2-0 Liverpool

Liverpool since Klopp came have always had some disdain for this competition. So I see Klopp fielding a weak Liverpool side. Liverpool are still trying to chase city for the title and they're one of the favourite for the CL. So they might throw this. They have bigger fish to fry.
With their two best attackers going to the Afcon, anything short of winning this should be classed as failure.
 
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GoonerJeeves

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Leyton Orient were kicked out from the competition because they couldn't field a team. Just don't get the rules anymore.
They wouldn't dare to treat a premier league club this way. The EFL knows the top clubs want to ditch the carabeo.
 

Mraven

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Sending the application for delaying the game then release a statement about more positives and closing the training ground is elite PR strategy. They have three players confirmed out to Covid and will get this postponed
 

A_G

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****, this means if Liverpool is postponed Gabriel will serve his suspension against Sp**s 😩
 

Yousif Arsenal

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20 January at least non of the players who playing in afcon will be available
 

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Are they thinking of postponing the 2nd leg too? Wouldn't he then serve his suspension.

Common sense dictates that the first leg should be played next week.

Isolation in the UK is down to just 7 days so if these cases happened yesterday and Tuesday rearrange the first leg for the second leg date.
 
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