I think that Fernando Torres will return for Liverpool, but I am
not sure Alberto Aquilani will feature.
He played 76 minutes against Fiorentina on Wednesday and Rafael
Benitez will probably decide the Italian needs 23 weeks to
recover!
Benitez will probably change his team completely and play two
holding midfielders against an Arsenal team that will possibly be
without a recognised front man.
We have got to the point now with Benitez where nobody knows
what team he is going to field for any given match or what his plan
is for the rest of the season.
By and large he is a popular figure and generally the Anfield
crowd have been patient with him.
But I just wonder whether Liverpool are now actually further
away from the Holy Grail of the Premier League title than when he
arrived in June 2004. And that is a big worry.
Arsenal will not struggle to stay in the top four by virtue of
the fact that they have lots of really good players.
Liverpool are the vulnerable top-four side but I still think
they will finish in one of those places.
Their record over the last few months in the Premier League is
poor but they are still very much in touch with the top form.
With Torres back and Steven Gerrard getting back to his
world-class form, Liverpool will beat a lot of teams.
But that does not mask the fact that there is no Plan B at the
club.
Have a look at the back of a programme at Anfield and you will
see an unbelievably long list of professionals - but how many of
them are top quality? Not many.
There is an awful lot of mediocrity in that squad.
It will be an entertaining game - it always is when Arsenal are
involved. I think they are great on the eye, the best team for a
neutral to watch.
Verdict: 1-1
Mark Lawrenson was talking to BBC Sport's Paul
Fletcher
