Liverpool faces Arsenal in the Community Shield, the opening match of the English football season, as they seek to climb more cutlery to their already trophy.
The Reds have won the Champions League, the Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and finished their 30-year waiting for the Jurgen Klopp Premier League trophy and will watch to continue the winning streak when they face the Gunners at Wembley on Saturday.
Liverpool has won the Community Shield since 2006, after losing to Manchester City last season. But it’s a trophy Klopp needs to raise this season.
“It’s not a friendly, it’s a real game opposed to Arsenal,” Klopp said before the match.
Klopp’s mind echoed through Jordan Henderson, who suggested Liverpool show his thirst to retain the Premier League name opposite Arsenal at the Community Shield on Saturday.
Although their defence of the Premier League name begins until September 12, the Reds are willing to give their name rivals an early score.
Hfinisherson knows that THE FA Cup champion Arsenal will be Liverpool’s favourite to carry more cutlery after beating the champions at the Emirates Stadium at the end of last season 2-1.
Liverpool has resumed activities in an education field in Austria and England, midfielder Henderson is pleased with the attitude he has noticed in his teammates so far.
“We did, we worked hard. New season, a new start and much more we have to achieve,” Henderson told Liverpool’s website.
“I’m looking for what we can do this season, some other wonderful season for us. Hopefully we can regain confidence for a year or two, but we have to stay hungry and remain the preference to pass and need more.” In fact, I can see it from the first few days I saw pre-season training.”
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After finishing the club’s 30-year wait for the English title, a year after claiming the Champions League title, it would be understandable for Henderson and his corporation to let this fourth pass.
Klopp has not yet made any signings in the primary and will face a renewed challenge from the young team of Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United.
But Henderson, whose team finished 18 numbers ahead of city, which ranks second, has no doubt that Liverpool will live up to the task of keeping their rivals at bay.
“You have to take a look at the players on the team and also the coach, it’s about going further and getting better,” he said. “Just to go on and win as many trophies as possible, because we’ve shown that in recent years we’ve been a sensible team.
“The pre-season is no different. You have to work out a lot to be in position for the first game of the season, which for us comes against Arsenal in the Community Shield. We have to be right in that first game and we have another chance of winning the silver. After that, the Premier League also starts temporarily, so you have to be in a position.”
For Arsenal, the backdrop for the new season gives Gunners boss Mikel Arteta a chance to measure his team’s progress toward his first full crusade in charge.
The Spaniard’s impressive paintings after his arrival from Manchester City in December led to the glory of the FA Cup against Chelsea, a good fortune thanks to Arteta’s clever tactics and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s double.
Since that memorable victory, Aubameyang has kept Arsenal waiting as he retires to convince them to extend a contract that expires at the end of this season.
Arteta is confident that Arsenal captain will secure his long-term career for the club, while Mesut Ozil and Matteo Gufinishouzi can return from exile after being suspended towards the end of last season.
Ozil and Guendouzi were frozen in Arteta’s considerations of their commitment and attitude, respectively. “I’ve been very transparent in that everyone starts from scratch,” the technician said.
“All the time in football, it doesn’t matter what you did two weeks or two years ago. That’s what you can bring to the team now so everyone has the same opportunities. They have to show with their performances and attitude that they are older.” that your teammates or who are contributing in some way or in what we need to achieve this season.
The Reds and Gunners will face off at Wembley for the first time since the 1989 Community Shield final, in which the Reds 1-0.
Liverpool also holds a head-to-head record against Arsenal in the Shield, having won three of their four games. Although his last assembly in 2002 he won through Arsenal.
Arsenal and Liverpool will score at the height of a successful Team in the Community Shield with a win on Saturday. From now on, both sides are blocked to 15 wins each.
Considered a glorified friendly, Community Shield gives groups an early chance to face themselves against the most sensible team. However, a Community Shield victory rarely promises the good luck of the Premier League title.
(With AFP inputs)