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Eze begins life at Arsenal with a watching brief.

Eberechi Eze has his Arsenal clobber but will need to wait for his debut. Photograph: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC/Getty Images

Brighton are beating City. Will the title be decided at Anfield today?

Being out and about this season, I am yet to see too much of Liverpool and Arsenal, so I am very excited to see Wirtz and Ekitike in action.

Busy on 11 September? If not, get yourself down to the Troxy in London for Football Weekly Live. I am not on the bill but that should not stop you.

In the meantime … Brighton v Man City is quite lively. Tim de Lisle has the latest.

I guess the big news from the teamsheet is that Eze begins on the bench. Not a bad player to have up your sleeve, mind.

Lineups

Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Robertson, Bradley, Ngumoha.

Arsenal (4-3-2-1): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Zubimendi, Rice, Merino; Madueke, Martinelli; Gyokeres

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Lewis-Skelly, Mosquera, Odegaard, Nwaneri, Dowman, Eze, Trossard, Harriman-Annous.

Arne Slot and Mikel Arteta held their weekly press conferences.

Get your pre-match reading from …

… Barney Ronay and …

Jonathan Wilson.

Preamble

We have the biggest game of the season so far. Last season’s one and two meet an Anfield, arriving with 100% after a couple of fixtures each. It should be rather delicious Sunday main course.

New signings are trying to find their feet still and neither have been perfect while collecting six points. Anfield will be lively because Liverpool will want to put down a marker. Hugo Ekitike is looking settled already and has added a new dimension to the forward line.

Arsenal’s own new striker got on the scoresheet in the thrashing on Leeds but this will be his first big test. If Viktor Gyokeres can unsettle Virgil van Dijk, then it will give him confidence. Eberichi Eze could/should make his Gunners debut at some point and we might get another glimpse of Max Dowden. There is plenty of intrigue to be enjoyed.

It should be an intriguing – and hopefully entertaining – encounter.

Kick-offL 4.30pm BST