Liverpool 4 Arsenal 0
Liverpool: Mignolet, Flanagan, Cissokho, Toure, Skrtel, Gerrard, Henderson, Sterling, Coutinho, Suarez, Sturridge
Substitutes: Jones, Kelly, Ibe, Moses, Aspas, Allen, Alberto
Scorers: Skrtel 1, 10; Sterling 17; Sturridge 20
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Wilshere, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Ozil, Giroud
Substitutes: Fabianski, Jenkinson, Gibbs, Rosicky, Gnabry, Podolski, Bendtner
Referee: Michael Oliver (Northumberland)
Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Liverpool host Arsenal at Anfield to start the weekend's action.
The fixture marks the first of four heavyweight matches for the Gunners as they chase a potential treble, the first of which sees them try and maintain their advantage at the top of the Premier League as they attempt to record a third straight Anfield victory.
The Reds will be looking for their first home league win over Arsene Wenger's team since 2007, as Brendan Rodgers' outfit continue their pursuit of a top four finish.
Adam Shergold
Host commentator
13:14
25min - Shellshocked Arsenal trying to respond
Remarkable... Liverpool have gone over five minutes without scoring. Arsenal try to create something as Mesut Ozil swings in a free-kick from the right. It's easily caught by Mignolet under no pressure whatsoever.
13:06
GOAL! Liverpool 4 (Sturridge 20') Arsenal 0
And another! Wenger just stands still this time - he looks pale. A class through ball from near the half-way line by Coutinho split the Arsenal defence and Sturridge is running through to provide a clinical finish. 4-0. Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny looked so slow there up against Sturridge.
Four-some: Daniel Sturridge coolly finishes for 4-0
13:03
GOAL! Liverpool 3 (Sterling 17') Arsenal 0
I said they were rampant... Another break, with Arsenal leaving acres of space for Jordan Henderson to exploit, a cross from the right-hand side by Luis Suarez is turned in by Raheem Sterling at the back stick. They were queuing up. If Sterling hadn't scored, Sturridge was there to turn it in.
Arsene Wenger furious on the sidelines, he thinks Henderson pushed Mesut Ozil over in the build-up.
13:01
13min - Suarez hits the post with a thunderbolt!
That would have been the goal of the season right there! Another corner, half-cleared and drops to Luis Suarez on the edge of the box. He has his back to goal but twists and gets off a magnificent strike that cannons back off the post. I think it's still shaking now. Kolo Toure was unable to convert the rebound, knocking the ball wide.
Liverpool are absolutely rampant here, it's similar to the 4-0 win over Everton the other week.
12:59
12min - Sturridge nearly adds a third
Liverpool continue to pour forward and Arsenal are on the ropes. Gerrard finds Coutinho on the break and he plays a lovely through ball to Sturridge, who beats the offside trap. He attempt to chip Szczesny but it drops wide of the goal.
12:56
GOAL! Liverpool 2 (Skrtel 10') Arsenal 0
It's another for Liverpool and the same combination! Szczesny saved from Jon Flanagan's effort, conceding a corner and, from another superb Gerrard delivery, Skrtel stoops to send a looping header into the net. You could argue Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the post should have jumped a bit higher and stopped that, but Brendan Rodgers won't care one jot. Perfect start for the home side.
Heads you win: Martin Skrtel celebrates after scoring the second of Liverpool's goals
(Picture: Ian Hodgson)
12:55
7min - Mignolet nearly caught out
Arsenal close to an equaliser. A beautiful ball over the top of the Liverpool defence by Jack Wilshere and Simon Mignolet rushes out to beat Olivier Giroud to it. But instead of catching the ball, he punches it against Jon Flanagan and it bounces back towards the unguarded goal. Martin Skrtel hacks the ball away for a corner, which is cleared.
12:52
4min - Sturridge tests Szczesny from distance
Liverpool have started excellently, buoyed by that early goal and Daniel Sturridge gets on the ball for the first time, cuts in from the right and shoots from 25 yards. The Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny gets down well, diving to his left, to stop it.
12:48
GOAL! Liverpool 1 (Skrtel 1') Arsenal 0
What an incredible start! Arsenal concede a free-kick on the left-hand side that is swung in immaculately by Steven Gerrard. It takes the slightest of touches off an Arsenal boot and then is put in by the onrushing Martin Skrtel right in front of the goal about five yards out. Szczesny no chance. The goal timed at just 52 seconds and the Kop choir certainly in full voice now.
Quick out the traps: Martin Skrtel turns in Steven Gerrard's free-kick to give Liverpool a 52 second lead at Anfield
12:46
KICK-OFF! We're underway at Anfield
Referee Michael Oliver blows his whistle and Arsenal get us started, shooting towards the Kop in the first half.
12:44
You'll Never Walk Alone
The world famous Liverpool anthem being belted out as the two sets of players take their place on the pitch. The Kop a flurry of red and white scarves and flags as ever.
A minute's applause will not be held for Tony Hateley, a striker who played for Liverpool in 1967 and 1968, scoring 28 goals in 56 league appearances. He died, aged 72, last Saturday.
12:40
Kick-off coming up
Less than 10 minutes until the start and the two sides are lining up in the tunnel, ready to walk out. Arsenal in their yellow change colours today.
Rob Draper at Anfield: Stan Kroenke has travelled across from the USA to watch the game today, in the directors’ box chatting with Ivan Gazidis. Must be a sign of Arsenal's growing optimism.
12:39
Phil Duncan: To add to an already intriguing plot, the fixture between the two clubs has thrown up the most hat-tricks in Premier League history. And here, Sportsmail looks back at those five trebles, starting with the quickest hat-trick in the League's history.
Treble chance: Peter Crouch scored three for Liverpool in a 4-1 win over Arsenal in March 2007
It's Four! Andrey Arshavin after scoring a late equaliser in a 4-4 thriller at Anfield in 2009
12:28
NUMBERS GAME - Opta's pre-match stat pack
Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge have played 11 Premier League games together this season and the only team to stop them both scoring is Arsenal.
Santi Cazorla has scored in two of his three Premier League appearances against Liverpool.
Arsenal v Liverpool has seen five hat-tricks scored; the most trebles of any fixture in Premier League history.
Liverpool have won just one of their last 13 Premier League games against Arsenal (W1 D7 L5) and none of the last six at Anfield (W0 D3 L3).
Arsenal have trailed in five of the last six Premier League games against Liverpool at Anfield and come back to win two and draw three of those five where they fell behind.
Arsenal have won six and lost none of their last seven Premier League games and netted exactly two goals in each of the last five.
The Gunners were the last team to stop Liverpool from scoring in the Premier League (Nov 2nd 2013), with the Reds netting 41 goals in their 14 games since.
There have been four 90th minute or later goals in the last five Premier League meetings between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield.
Only Arsenal (6) have conceded fewer goals on home soil than Liverpool (8) this season in the Premier League.
Wojciech Szczesny has kept more clean sheets than any other goalkeeper in the Premier League this season (11).
If PL games ended at half-time, Liverpool would be top by one point. However, if PL games only included the second half, Liverpool would be 8th and 19 points off the top
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