Carl Jenkinson will be playing out of position at left back which is some introduction into the first team. With Arshavin playing ahead of the youngster, it would be no surprise to see Liverpool attempt to exploit that area. Luis Suarez most probably being the player to drift onto that side and try and make

I am feeling rather anxious about the game and have been ever since it became evident that we would be missing even more players from our match day squad. Our midfield is so depleted that I expect Samir Nasri to be risked and included in the starting line up. I don’t expect any crunching tackles from the Frenchman.

I suspect that Nasri will not be greeted to huge cheers from the Arsenal faithful and rightly so. He has jumped ship at a time where we needed to keep our players together. Not that Nasri has done anything against the rules but if you are going to the game and want to let Nasri know how you feel then please do not do this during the match as it will certainly not help the young players who are likely to start for Arsenal for the first time in a competitive match.

Carl Jenkinson will be playing out of position at left back which is some introduction into the first team. With Arshavin playing ahead of the youngster, it would be no surprise to see Liverpool attempt to exploit that area. Luis Suarez most probably being the player to drift onto that side and try and make runs in between Jenkinson and Vermaelen.

While I cross my fingers for Jenkinson, I have no such concerns for Emmanuel Frimpong. I imagine that the Liverpool midfield will be in for a little surprise come 12.45pm

Frimpong seems fearless, and plays with a lovely tempo. His ability to close down spaces and execute tackles are amazing for someone his age. All he needs to do is play the simple pass to keep the ball moving when we are in possession and he will be just fine.

Even with a huge list of absentees, the rest of the team looks very strong. We still have more than enough quality to beat a Liverpool side who are learning to gel themselves.

Hopefully Theo can continue his good work in midweek and perhaps Ramsey can build on his hard working display against Udinese.

Andy Carroll will provide the obvious physical threat, especially from crosses but my concern will be the excellent movement of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez. Koscielny and Vermaelen will have to be at their best to prevent him from latching onto chances.

I hope that our attacking game will have picked up from the first two games, we need Robin Van Persie to have more of an influence than his contribution at Newcastle. Arshavin also needs to improve and get himself involved. If we can do that as well as maintain our strong defensive platform then we can win this game regardless of injuries.

Very excited to see Ryo on the Ashburton pitch but hopefully we do not need to use him to rescue a game. Ideally we would see him replace Arshavin with the side having built up a two goal advantage with 15 minutes to go. I expect the game to be much tighter than that though.

It should be Nasri’s last game for Arsenal, I will start my dislike of him once he wears the blue of Manchester. Today I want him to put in a big display that proves he is worth his fat pay packet.

Mean Lean’s Predicted Line Up

COME ON YOU REDS!