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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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Oxeki

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We're heavy favourite for this. We can afford to use our starting XI. Whereas, Liverpool can't. They've been decimated by injury, covid-19 and Afcon. But they're still managed by Klopp.

We can't allow them going into the return leg at Anfield with a ray of hope. I feel they're likely going to play for the draw knowing they have a massive chance at Anfield.
 

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Wow that would be big.
I dont think we want a replay later.
Two more games later in the season could really cost us.
The final would have to be moved to.
I hope for a Sp**s Rennes Conference League scenario in case Pool wont show up or more so a game that we'll win easily against the kids with Balogun, Salah and Patino mixed in.
 

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Wow that would be big.
I dont think we want a replay later.
Two more games later in the season could really cost us.
The final would have to be moved to.
I hope for a Sp**s Rennes Conference League scenario in case Pool wont show up or more so a game that we'll win easily against the kids with Balogun, Salah and Patino mixed in.

Read the article. Its a bunch of nothing.
 

Trilly

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One of the advantages of being out of Europe is that we can play a first choice eleven in a match like this. No rotation please!
 

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Depending on when this is moved to, we might just have to bin it, if it is postponed.

If we do have to sacrifice it, least we can go stronger in the FA Cup then.

They really need to stop the stupid 2 legged semi final ASAP, without a ****ing doubt.
 

Paperino

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They obviously need more rigorous methods in the efforts to avoid outbreaks. Its not reasonable that game after game can be postponed.
 

Rex Stone

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So would they just move the first leg to next week instead of the second.

God knows when they’d play the second one though.
 

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That would be really disappointing. With it being the FA Cup at the weekend this would be the ideal chance to play a near enough full strength line up with Liverpool missing a few.
 

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likely will be moved to other date they should have make it 1 game only no need for 2 legs.
 

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If it will be one game, we deserve home game because it's the first one at Emirates, and it's Liverpool's covid problems.
 

drippin

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Liverpool surely planned an outbreak to hit during AFCON so Salah and Mane will be back for many games.

Just run enough cycles with the test and it will give sure false positives.
 

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Liverpool surely planned an outbreak to hit during AFCON so Salah and Mane will be back for many games.

Just run enough cycles with the test and it will give sure false positives.
Salah and Mane weren't going to play in the Carabao Cup anyway.
 
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