Liverpool take on Arsenal in an all Big-6 match-up on Wednesday night in Philadelphia, PA, USA. You may have heard the expression “I’d rather be in Philadelphia,” and that is actually derived from a fictional epitaph that Philly-born entertainer W.C. Fields (1880-1946) proposed for himself in Vanity Fair magazine in 1925.
The winner here will no doubt have enjoyed their trip to the city of Brotherly Love, even though this is still just a meaningless friendly.
Liverpool vs Arsenal FYIs
Kick-off time: 7:30 PM EST, July 31st, 2024.
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Competition: Club Friendly
Starting XI Predictions: Arsenal Liverpool
Buy the book: Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America
Midfielder Harvey Elliott has been discussing the change in playing style to Arne Slot from Jurgen Klopp, and he has defined the way new way of doing things as “very elegant, Dutch style.” Let’s take a look at what that elegant, Dutch style of a starting lineup might look like here in midweek.
Predicted Liverpool FC Line-up (4-3-3) vs Arsenal:
Caoimhin Kelleher; Conor Bradley, Jarrell Quansah, Sepp Van den Berg, Kostas Tsimikas; Wataru Endo, Tyler Morton; Mo Salah, Dominic Szoboszlai, Harvey Elliott; Diogo Jota
Paul M. Banks is the Founding Editor of The Sports Bank. He’s also the author of “Transatlantic Passage: How the English Premier League Redefined Soccer in America,” and “No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned From a Life in the Sports Media Industry.”
He currently contributes to USA Today’s NFL Wires Network. His past bylines include the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, the Washington Post and ESPN. You can follow him on Linked In and Twitter.