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Mikel Arteta sent clear Liverpool message as fresh Max Dowman Arsenal statement made

Arsenal take on Liverpool in the Premier League this afternoon - and they head to Merseyside without a win at Anfield in over 14 years…

By Connor O'Neill · Football London

Published: Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 3:00 AM

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Alan Smith urged Mikel Arteta to set Arsenal up positively to end their 14-year winless streak at Anfield.
Mikel Arteta defended his post-dismissal reaction to teenage player Max Dowman following a Carabao Cup defeat to Fleetwood Town.
Arsenal failed in an appeal to overturn Dowman's red card, leaving him suspended for the Liverpool match.

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Former Arsenal forward Alan Smith urged manager Mikel Arteta to adopt a positive approach at Anfield to break a 14-year winless league streak against Liverpool. Smith argued that securing three points away at Liverpool would serve as a major statement for Arsenal's Premier League title ambitions.

Meanwhile, Arteta defended his interaction with teenage midfielder Max Dowman, who was sent off in a Carabao Cup penalty shootout defeat to Fleetwood Town. Arsenal's appeal against Dowman's red card was unsuccessful, resulting in a suspension that rules him out of the Premier League fixture against Liverpool.

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Mikel Arteta sent clear Liverpool message as fresh Max Dowman Arsenal statement made

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