Arsenal was beat down by Liverpool the last time the two sides faced
off a little over a week ago. They’re looking to exact a bit of revenge
in this FA Cup match. What makes the match up intriguing is that Arsenal
and manager Arsene Wenger’s line up will be turning around to play in
the Champions League tournament in the middle of the week following this
Sunday match up.
“I play a team with a good opportunity, a good chance to qualify,” Wenger said, via ESPN FC. ”Will I rest one player, or two or three? I don’t know yet. Certainly we will just have one focus, which is to win the game.”
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers thinks they have a chance because of the mid-week Champions League clash for Arsenal.
“We want to win the FA Cup, that’s our objective,” Rodgers said. ”We’ve got no midweek game so we can go as strong as we wish to go.
“It’s probably different for Arsenal, who have a massive game after ourselves in the Champions League, so they may have to look at it differently. We won’t need to rest anybody.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is expected to rotate his side for Sunday afternoon's fifth-round showdown against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, with perhaps one eye on next week's crunch Champions League clash against Bayern Munich.
That could mean the likes of striker Olivier Giroud and vice-captain Mikel Arteta are given a breather, which would open the door again for 18-year-old Gnabry - who started both the previous ties against Tottenham and Coventry - to have another chance to impress.
"I am eager to get back in the team and I'm trying my best in training," German youth international Gnabry said in Arsenal's matchday programme.
"I am hoping to catch the manager's eye and hoping to get back in the starting XI.
"The FA Cup is a great opportunity for young players. I really enjoy playing in the competition and I hope we make it to the final.
"We have got a chance, and it doesn't matter who is still in the cup because in the end you have to play the best teams.
"I think it is going to be a great game for sure and we just want to make it to the next round."
Wenger maintains he will not make too many changes which would compromise the integrity of his side.
"I play a team with a good opportunity, a good chance to qualify," he said.
"Will I rest one player, or two or three? I don't know yet. Certainly we will just have one focus, which is to win the game."
Wenger insists there can be no thoughts of what happened against Liverpool last weekend, when his team were thrashed 5-1 at Anfield, where they trailed 4-0 inside the opening 20 minutes.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is expected to rotate his side for Sunday afternoon's fifth-round showdown against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, with perhaps one eye on next week's crunch Champions League clash against Bayern Munich.
That could mean the likes of striker Olivier Giroud and vice-captain Mikel Arteta are given a breather, which would open the door again for 18-year-old Gnabry - who started both the previous ties against Tottenham and Coventry - to have another chance to impress.
"I am eager to get back in the team and I'm trying my best in training," German youth international Gnabry said in Arsenal's matchday programme.
"I am hoping to catch the manager's eye and hoping to get back in the starting XI.
"The FA Cup is a great opportunity for young players. I really enjoy playing in the competition and I hope we make it to the final.
"We have got a chance, and it doesn't matter who is still in the cup because in the end you have to play the best teams.
"I think it is going to be a great game for sure and we just want to make it to the next round."
Wenger maintains he will not make too many changes which would compromise the integrity of his side.
"I play a team with a good opportunity, a good chance to qualify," he said.
"Will I rest one player, or two or three? I don't know yet. Certainly we will just have one focus, which is to win the game."
Wenger insists there can be no thoughts of what happened against Liverpool last weekend, when his team were thrashed 5-1 at Anfield, where they trailed 4-0 inside the opening 20 minutes.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is expected to rotate his side for Sunday afternoon's fifth-round showdown against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, with perhaps one eye on next week's crunch Champions League clash against Bayern Munich.
That could mean the likes of striker Olivier Giroud and vice-captain Mikel Arteta are given a breather, which would open the door again for 18-year-old Gnabry - who started both the previous ties against Tottenham and Coventry - to have another chance to impress.
"I am eager to get back in the team and I'm trying my best in training," German youth international Gnabry said in Arsenal's matchday programme.
"I am hoping to catch the manager's eye and hoping to get back in the starting XI.
"The FA Cup is a great opportunity for young players. I really enjoy playing in the competition and I hope we make it to the final.
"We have got a chance, and it doesn't matter who is still in the cup because in the end you have to play the best teams.
"I think it is going to be a great game for sure and we just want to make it to the next round."
Wenger maintains he will not make too many changes which would compromise the integrity of his side.
"I play a team with a good opportunity, a good chance to qualify," he said.
"Will I rest one player, or two or three? I don't know yet. Certainly we will just have one focus, which is to win the game."
Wenger insists there can be no thoughts of what happened against Liverpool last weekend, when his team were thrashed 5-1 at Anfield, where they trailed 4-0 inside the opening 20 minutes.
“I play a team with a good opportunity, a good chance to qualify,” Wenger said, via ESPN FC. ”Will I rest one player, or two or three? I don’t know yet. Certainly we will just have one focus, which is to win the game.”
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers thinks they have a chance because of the mid-week Champions League clash for Arsenal.
“We want to win the FA Cup, that’s our objective,” Rodgers said. ”We’ve got no midweek game so we can go as strong as we wish to go.
“It’s probably different for Arsenal, who have a massive game after ourselves in the Champions League, so they may have to look at it differently. We won’t need to rest anybody.
Match Info.
Date: Sunday, February 16
Start Time: 11:00 a.m. ET
Location: London, England
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
TV Info: FOX Sports 2, FOX Deportes
Radio Info: Sirius XM FC
Start Time: 11:00 a.m. ET
Location: London, England
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
TV Info: FOX Sports 2, FOX Deportes
Radio Info: Sirius XM FC
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is expected to rotate his side for Sunday afternoon's fifth-round showdown against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, with perhaps one eye on next week's crunch Champions League clash against Bayern Munich.
That could mean the likes of striker Olivier Giroud and vice-captain Mikel Arteta are given a breather, which would open the door again for 18-year-old Gnabry - who started both the previous ties against Tottenham and Coventry - to have another chance to impress.
"I am eager to get back in the team and I'm trying my best in training," German youth international Gnabry said in Arsenal's matchday programme.
"I am hoping to catch the manager's eye and hoping to get back in the starting XI.
"The FA Cup is a great opportunity for young players. I really enjoy playing in the competition and I hope we make it to the final.
"We have got a chance, and it doesn't matter who is still in the cup because in the end you have to play the best teams.
"I think it is going to be a great game for sure and we just want to make it to the next round."
Wenger maintains he will not make too many changes which would compromise the integrity of his side.
"I play a team with a good opportunity, a good chance to qualify," he said.
"Will I rest one player, or two or three? I don't know yet. Certainly we will just have one focus, which is to win the game."
Wenger insists there can be no thoughts of what happened against Liverpool last weekend, when his team were thrashed 5-1 at Anfield, where they trailed 4-0 inside the opening 20 minutes.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is expected to rotate his side for Sunday afternoon's fifth-round showdown against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, with perhaps one eye on next week's crunch Champions League clash against Bayern Munich.
That could mean the likes of striker Olivier Giroud and vice-captain Mikel Arteta are given a breather, which would open the door again for 18-year-old Gnabry - who started both the previous ties against Tottenham and Coventry - to have another chance to impress.
"I am eager to get back in the team and I'm trying my best in training," German youth international Gnabry said in Arsenal's matchday programme.
"I am hoping to catch the manager's eye and hoping to get back in the starting XI.
"The FA Cup is a great opportunity for young players. I really enjoy playing in the competition and I hope we make it to the final.
"We have got a chance, and it doesn't matter who is still in the cup because in the end you have to play the best teams.
"I think it is going to be a great game for sure and we just want to make it to the next round."
Wenger maintains he will not make too many changes which would compromise the integrity of his side.
"I play a team with a good opportunity, a good chance to qualify," he said.
"Will I rest one player, or two or three? I don't know yet. Certainly we will just have one focus, which is to win the game."
Wenger insists there can be no thoughts of what happened against Liverpool last weekend, when his team were thrashed 5-1 at Anfield, where they trailed 4-0 inside the opening 20 minutes.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is expected to rotate his side for Sunday afternoon's fifth-round showdown against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium, with perhaps one eye on next week's crunch Champions League clash against Bayern Munich.
That could mean the likes of striker Olivier Giroud and vice-captain Mikel Arteta are given a breather, which would open the door again for 18-year-old Gnabry - who started both the previous ties against Tottenham and Coventry - to have another chance to impress.
"I am eager to get back in the team and I'm trying my best in training," German youth international Gnabry said in Arsenal's matchday programme.
"I am hoping to catch the manager's eye and hoping to get back in the starting XI.
"The FA Cup is a great opportunity for young players. I really enjoy playing in the competition and I hope we make it to the final.
"We have got a chance, and it doesn't matter who is still in the cup because in the end you have to play the best teams.
"I think it is going to be a great game for sure and we just want to make it to the next round."
Wenger maintains he will not make too many changes which would compromise the integrity of his side.
"I play a team with a good opportunity, a good chance to qualify," he said.
"Will I rest one player, or two or three? I don't know yet. Certainly we will just have one focus, which is to win the game."
Wenger insists there can be no thoughts of what happened against Liverpool last weekend, when his team were thrashed 5-1 at Anfield, where they trailed 4-0 inside the opening 20 minutes.
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