Arsenal so worried about facing Liverpool ace Mo Salah they have outfield stars in keeper training
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger seems to have conjured surprise but handy tactics for Friday night's Premier League clash
NOT many teams have stopped Mo Salah this season.
So perhaps it is no surprise Arsene Wenger has unveiled some handy new tactics in training.
Arsenal hope to leapfrog fourth-placed Liverpool with victory in Friday night's Premier League clash at the Emirates.
And Gunners' outfield players like Alexander Lacazette and Sead Kolasinac joined regular stopper Petr Cech for some keeper practice.
Liverpool top scorer Salah has outshone Arsenal's own summer buy Lacazette - and most of the Prem's other hitmen.
So boss Wenger knows the Gunners must be sharp at the back.
And he might be keeping his own squad, as well as Reds chief Jurgen Klopp, guessing over his selection after a new routine on the training ground.
Meanwhile, Klopp hopes his £35million ex-Gunner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will show Wenger why he is now a much better player.
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We revealed today how Klopp believes England midfieler Oxlade-Chamberlain was wasted at the Emirates as an attacking force.
Klopp said: “The biggest improvement for Oxlade-Chamberlain is being involved in goalscoring situations.
“It is unbelievable but he was not asked for this too much in the past.
“He has it in him but maybe hasn’t been asked to do that so much before."
Nonetheless, the Ox has only netted once for Liverpool since his transfer window switch.
And it is former Chelsea and Roma wideman Salah who has offered the main goal threat for the Reds in their otherwise inconsistent season.
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Salah, though, is not quite at the level of Arsenal hero Alexis Sanchez, who might have to wait if he still hopes for a big-money move to Manchester City or a continental giant.
Etihad manager Pep Guardiola is now ready to hold fire until the summer to launch a new bid for the Chilean frontrunner.
That will alert other clubs next months.
Liverpool are also hoping to get the upper hand on Arsenal with £90million-rated Monaco winger Thomas Lemar.
The Independent say the Reds are favoruties to sign the Frenchman as they prepare to make an offer in January.
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