Liverpool are the defending Premier League champions, and they’re heading to London to take on perpetual Premier League runners up Arsenal. With how the 2025-26 season has gone to date, though, it feels a world away from anything that kind of a statement might seem to imply.

In terms of the Premier League standings, the stakes are highest for Liverpool. Having played one game fewer than those sides around them, Slot’s team sit fourth in the table, nine points adrift of Aston Villa but just one ahead of fifth-placed Brentford. Sunderland, in 10th, are only four points away from Liverpool.

Declan Rice has delivered a typically humble response to claims that he is the "best midfielder in the world" and a serious contender for Ballon d'Or honours in 2026. The Arsenal and England star has become a crucial cog in engine rooms with club and country,

Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has said he didn't notice he was drinking out of an Arsenal cup ahead of the clash at Bournemouth, adding that it would have been "absolutely stupid" for him to do so.

Arsenal weigh up Marc Guehi move as market tension buildsArsenal’s transfer strategy has often been defined by patience rather than panic, by the belief that timing can matter as much as talent.

With the likes of Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino, Eberechi Eze and now injury returnee Kai Havertz ahead of the youngster in the pecking order, some believe Nwaneri needs a move to continue his progression. However, Arsenal do not want to sell the player due to his obvious talent.

Arsenal are chasing the Premier League title, but it's not stopping them from exploring a summer deal for RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande. Transfer Talk has the latest.

Manchester United head coach Marc Skinner has identified the make-or-break element to toppling Arsenal at the Emirates this weekend.United return to actionUnited are poised to kick off 2026 with a