Arsenal vs Liverpool: A win will show our title intent, says Hector Bellerin

Statement of intent: Bellerin believes beating Liverpool would send the right message
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James Olley24 August 2015

Hector Bellerin has urged Arsenal to send out a title warning to their Premier League rivals by defeating Liverpool tonight.

The Gunners host Brendan Rodgers’s side at Emirates Stadium looking to build on their win at Crystal Palace nine days ago.

Spanish right-back Bellerin believes beating Liverpool, who have won their opening two matches, would be a statement of intent as Arsenal look to win the League for the first time since 2004.

“Liverpool are one of the sides that are going to be up there, so getting a win will be a great boost,” he told Standard Sport. “It will tell all the teams we came into this season to be at the top.

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“The team look really well in training, the performance at Palace was good, pre-season was very, very positive, so we just need to forget about the West Ham game [Arsenal lost 2-0] and just keep pushing on.

“Palace away was a big test. The fact we won and performed well showed people the West Ham defeat on the opening day was a mistake.”

Christian Benteke has caused Arsenal problems in the past — most notably when scoring twice for Aston Villa when winning the first game of the season two years ago — but Bellerin claims his team-mates are better equipped to handle the physical threat posed by Liverpool’s £32.5million signing.

“We study every team every week,” he said. “Benteke won’t be a surprise to us, we just need to know how to play them and that is something we work on every week and have improved at. You need to go for his weaknesses. Those kind of players are used to you playing a physical game against them. They are big but maybe you are quicker.

“But it is not only him, they have other dangerous players. We have to be positive to get the result.”

Hector Bellerin was speaking at the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Beta launch on PlayStation 4. Pre-order Call of Duty: Black Ops III now. #BO3Beta

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