LATEST NEWS: Andoni Iraola makes Bournemouth admission ahead of Liverpool game as Arsenal made to look silly

Liverpool takes on Andoni Iraola’s Bournemouth side at the weekend. The Spaniard has made an admission ahead of that potentially crucial Premier League encounter.

Liverpool is preparing for a pivotal round of Premier League football. First up is a Champions League clash against PSV, but the real stakes come at the weekend — when Arsenal takes on Manchester City after the Reds have travelled to face Andoni Iraola’s in-form Bournemouth side.

While Arne Slot certainly won’t feel as though he could secure the title just yet, Arsenal might worry that it could throw it away. Should Liverpool come through what is bound to be a tricky Bournemouth test, followed by dropped points for the Gunners, it would look like a long way back.

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In fact, Arsenal’s complaints are being made to look a bit silly, such is the ease with which Iraola is handling his own crisis. Mikel Arteta is dealing with a shorter injury list, and will have nowhere to hide in the event that Manchester City comes out on top at the weekend.

For its part, Liverpool will be looking to pile on the pressure ahead of that game. Its own injury list is refreshingly small, with just Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota and Joe Gomez absent.

But it’s no understatement to say that masterminding a win against Iraola and Bournemouth would be one of Slot’s best results to date. Against all odds, this fixture is set to be a potentially defining one in the title race.