Mikel Arteta believes his Arsenal players will be able to cope with the “jungle” atmosphere created by Liverpool fans at Anfield in Sunday’s Premier League match.

Arsenal has won seven Premier League games in a row to maintain a comfortable lead at the top, but they have lost each of their last six Premier League visits to Liverpool.

Arsenal manager Arteta was caught on camera singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ during training ahead of Arsenal’s most recent trip to Anfield in November 2021, which ended in a 4-0 defeat.

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Arteta explained that rather unconventional ploy ahead of his side’s latest visit to the red half of Merseyside this weekend.

“You have to prepare the players, you have to tell them what they’re going to be facing and you have to recognise that,” he said. 

“An error and a mistake comes after an opportunity to do that and develop yourself. You have to expose yourself.

“You cannot train the players in the zoo and then go to the jungle on Sunday. It’s impossible.”

While Liverpool is in eighth place, 29 points behind Arsenal, they have won five of their last six league games at home.

The Reds have won the previous three games by an aggregate score of 11-0 and have not conceded at Anfield in their last seven hours and 26 minutes of league football.

But Arteta believes his team, which is attempting to complete its first league double over Liverpool since the 2009-10 season, can handle whatever is thrown at them.

“The team is full of enthusiasm and positivity,” he said. “We know that we have a big challenge. 

“But it is a big opportunity to go to Anfield and do something we haven’t done in many years and that is what [has been] driving the team the last few days.”