Arsenal stars Granit Xhaka, Per Mertesacker and Alex Iwobi warmed up for their crunch clash against Liverpool on Friday night by taking part in a bizarre Christmas challenge.

Refereed by club legend Ray Parlour, the Gunners trio had to decorate their Christmas tree the best in 31 seconds.

The reason for the strange time frame is because organisers Octopus Energy believe potential customers can switch over in as little as 31 seconds.

To add a spice of comedy, Xhaka, Mertesacker and Iwobi had to perform the task blindfolded.

Granit Xhaka, Per Mertesacker and Alex Iwobi get the challenge underway (
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Octopus Energy)
Iwobi loses his star (
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Octopus Energy)
Mertesacker celebrates his victory (
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Octopus Energy)

After 31 seconds of bonkers fun, the challenge is stopped and captain Mertesacker is crowned the champion, much to Iwobi's disgust.

Friday night's clash sees fourth vs fifth with just a point separating either side.

Arsene Wenger will be desperate to get one over Liverpool and leapfrog their Premier League rivals into the top four.

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