Liverpool face a tough task against Arsenal on the opening day of the season, if stats are anything to go by.
On Wednesday, the 2016/17 fixture list was announced and Arsenal face Liverpool at home on the opening weekend, which is the 13 – 15th August 2016.
As Opta Joe pointed out later on, the Merseyside team have only beaten us once on our turf in the last 16 games.
1 – Liverpool have only won one of their last 16 Premier League away trips to Arsenal (W1 D7 L8). Tricky. #PLfixtures
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 15, 2016
Although our away form against Liverpool isn’t quite as rosy, it should give our squad a boost ahead of the opening match. We got off to a terrible start last season, losing 2-0 at home to West Ham, let’s hope for an improved performance later this year.