"We can do it again" - Liverpool star fires warning to Arsenal ahead of crucial Premier League clash at Anfield

Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones reckons his side can get one over Arsenal when the two teams meet in the Premier League this weekend.

The Reds host the league leaders at Anfield on Sunday (April 9). They need a win to keep themselves on pace for UEFA Champions League qualification, having fallen ten points behind fourth-placed Manchester United.

The form guide, though, favours Arsenal, who hold an eight-point lead atop the standings, having played a game more than second-placed Manchester City. They have also won their last seven games.

Jones, though, feels the hosts are capable of springing a surprise, telling Liverpool Echo (as quoted by Empire of the Kop):

“Of course, it is possible. We’ve seen we’re a team who have done it all in the past, and we can do it again. The lads, like I said there, I just think it is a small blip, and we turn up in big games. We turn up in big games, and it’s Arsenal next, so we’ll see.”

Despite enduring a dismal campaign, Liverpool have done a decent job against the Premier League's current top four at home this season. Their most notable results are a 7-0 hammering of Manchester United last month and a 1-0 win over Manchester City earlier in the season.

Jurgen Klopp's men also beat Newcastle United 2-1 at Anfield in September last year.

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Arsenal edged Liverpool in their first meeting of the season

Sunday's game will be the second contest between Arsenal and Liverpool in the Premier League this season. The Reds lost a thriller at the Emirates in October last year.

The Gunners went ahead in the opening minute through Gabriel Martinelli, but the Reds equalised in the 34th minute through Darwin Nunez. Bukayo Saka put the hosts back in front in first half stoppage time.

Jurgen Klopp's side got themselves back level for the second time on the night through Roberto Firmino in the 53rd minute. However, Saka's second 23 minutes later, this time from the penalty spot, gave Mikel Arteta's troops a close 3-2 win.