Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is preparing his players to take their Premier League title charge to the Anfield "jungle" as they look to end a marathon winless run at the home of Liverpool.

Arsenal have not won at Anfield in the Premier League since their 2-0 victory in the 2012-13 season — a game in which Arteta himself played for the north London club. Since then they have suffered heavy defeats, including two 5-1 losses.

Before their last meeting at Anfield, in November 2021, which Arsenal lost 4-0, Arteta used a quirky method to try to prepare his players for the atmosphere at Liverpool by playing 'You'll Never Walk Alone' — the Reds' supporter anthem — on a sound system at the training ground.

"You cannot train the players in the zoo and then go to the jungle on Sunday," Arteta told reporters.

"It's impossible. You have to expose yourself. You have to prepare the players. You have to tell them what they're going to be facing and you have to recognise that."

Arteta said his side is enthusiastic ahead of Sunday's clash with Liverpool.

Klopp praise

Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp says Arsenal is a good example of what can happen when a club practices patience.

“I know people are always asking for time for managers. I really think Mikel (Arteta) deserved each minute he got there when it was not going perfectly well,” Klopp said. “In the beginning, maybe the steps were not big enough for some people and stuff like this and now they are on top of the Premier League table."