Arteta: Anfield win the next challenge, Klopp says result won't gauge title race

Liverpool host Arsenal in a top-of-the-table Premier League clash on Saturday night - live on Sky Sports - with the Gunners looking to end their 11-year wait for an Anfield win, while Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is simply eyeing a victory of any sorts.

Mikel Arteta has challenged his Arsenal side to end a hoodoo and win at Anfield for the first time in 11 years.

The Gunners head to face Liverpool on Saturday knowing victory would leave them top of the Premier League table on Christmas Day. But the visitors would have to end a run of winless results stretching back to September 2012 if they are to achieve that - winning 2-0 when Arteta was in the Arsenal midfield.

The Spaniard toasted four years as Arsenal manager earlier in the week and during that time he has overseen wins at Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham, while this season they beat Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium.

Next up for Arteta is to leave Anfield with three points: "We have done it at Old Trafford, we have done it at Stamford Bridge and many other places where we haven't done it for years," he said.

"This is the next challenge. Go there and win. If you want to be at the top you have to go to those places and be dominant. That's what we're going to try to do."

Arsenal led 2-0 at Anfield last year before they were pinned back and had to settle for a draw.

Ahead of that trip, Arteta had called Anfield a "jungle", while in the Amazon 'All or Nothing' documentary he was shown piping in 'You'll Never Walk Alone' while his players trained - although that led to a 4-0 thrashing to Jurgen Klopp's side.

"It's going to be a great atmosphere," added Arteta. "The two teams are in a really good moment, really good position, really strong position. They are going to be