‘they Are The Strongest’: Arteta Says Liverpool Have Best Squad In Premier League

Mikel Arteta believes Liverpool person assembled nan strongest squad successful nan Premier League aft nan acquisition of Alexander Isak. Liverpool collapsed their transportation grounds doubly this summer, signing Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen successful a woody which could emergence to £116m, earlier spending £125m connected Isak connected deadline day.

The champions spent much than £400m, though their nett outlay was somewhat little than that of Arsenal, who recruited 8 players. Liverpool person won their first 3 games and signed disconnected for nan world break pinch a 1-0 triumph complete Arsenal astatine Anfield.

Arteta, asked really nan presence of Isak astatine Liverpool could style nan title race, said: “They are nan strongest for sure. They person recruited nan 2 astir decisive players that were successful Europe successful nan marketplace [Isak and Wirtz], and they did really good to do that. They were very, very strong, and we request to look astatine ourselves and what we person to do successful position of our abilities to beryllium amended than them.”

Arsenal vanished 10 points down Liverpool past season. Pressed arsenic to really difficult it could beryllium to extremity Liverpool, nan Arsenal head said: “It is not astir Liverpool but nan convention successful wide and really difficult it will beryllium pinch nan level that it is to beryllium truthful accordant and triumph nan magnitude of matches you request to gain nan correct to triumph nan title. That is going to beryllium a really agelong tally for each of us.”

Arsenal big Nottingham Forest connected Saturday lunchtime and will again beryllium without Bukayo Saka, who sustained a hamstring wounded successful nan 5-0 triumph complete Leeds past month. Arteta allayed fears that nan cardinal defender William Saliba could beryllium absent for a prolonged period, saying nan France world – who went disconnected successful nan 5th infinitesimal astatine Liverpool – had trained connected Friday and was successful contention to look Forest.