Paul Scholes makes shock Liverpool remark. (Photograph by Michael Regan/Getty Photos)
Liverpool go head-to-head with Arsenal on Sunday afternoon in a large recreation for the Premier League title race and forward of the conflict, former Man United star Paul Scholes has made a stunning admission about Arne Slot’s squad.
The Reds have made an distinctive begin to the 2024/25 marketing campaign because the Merseyside membership sits high of the Premier League after eight video games, whereas additionally profitable all of their cup matches, which incorporates three victories within the Champions League.
Slot’s workforce are the one squad in Liverpool’s historical past to win their opening six away video games and they are going to be trying to make that seven on the weekend after they journey to the Emirates.
A win over Arsenal can be enormous for the Reds’ Premier League title hopes as it might open up a seven-point hole between them and their North London rivals. Mikel Arteta will do every part to stop that from taking place and the Spaniard has acquired a serious enhance forward of the match.
Earlier than a ball was kicked this season, many believed it might be the Gunners that challenged Man Metropolis for his or her crown attributable to Liverpool’s change of coach, however Slot’s workforce could possibly be about to throw a spanner within the works and Paul Scholes has made a shock remark in regards to the Dutchman’s squad forward of the weekend.
Paul Scholes believes Liverpool have a greater squad than Arsenal
Talking about Arsenal vs Liverpool on the most recent episode of Follow Soccer, Scholes has admitted that the Merseyside membership has a greater squad than the Gunners and that Pep Guardiola will likely be extra apprehensive about Slot’s workforce this season.
“I feel Liverpool’s squad is best than Arsenal’s. I feel Pep Guardiola will likely be extra apprehensive about Liverpool than Arsenal,” the previous Man United star mentioned. “Liverpool’s midfield have gotten legs. Once they performed in opposition to United at Outdated Trafford (in a 3-0 win), I assumed: ‘Wow, they appear to be a match workforce’ and there’s high quality with it as effectively.
“The three in the course of the pitch with the forwards they’ve bought in entrance of them, it doesn’t matter [who they’ve got in midfield] – it’s that saying ‘you’re solely pretty much as good as your forwards are’. They’ve bought 5 or 6 forwards who’re particular. That center of the pitch doesn’t grow to be as vital.”
