Arsenal vs Liverpool: 3 key individual battles that will decide the game

#3 Georginio Wijnaldum vs Lucas Torreira

Wijnaldum has been a star performer for Liverpool until now

The battle within the war in midfield would have been even more enticing had the likes of Naby Keita and Jordan Henderson were involved, but the injuries could mean that it might just come down to Georginio Wijnaldum and Lucas Torreira vying to outshine each other.

Both players have been integral to how their sides fully function and while Wijanldum has been an ever-present for Liverpool this season, his counterpart Torreira has had to wait for his opportunity to showcase his snappy attributes in the Premier League.

Liverpool's fluidity in midfield will depend majorly on Wijnaldum's contribution while Torreira's primary objective will be to prevent the former from finding his feet at the Emirates on Saturday. The battle is expected to be of the high-octane nature since both players are essential to their teams establishing an upper hand in the tie and could well even become the telling factor at the end of 90 free-flowing minutes in north London.