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Remembering some classic games between Arsenal and Liverpool By Jack Lacey-Hatton Arsenal travel to Liverpool tomorrow with the Gunners looking to keep up their recent good form. While the Reds will arguably be the toughest test Mikel Arteta’s team have had so far this season, it should be an intriguing game, particularly after their defeat at West Ham before the international break. But it will have to go some to be considered a real classic between these two, with this fixture having served up some belters in the past. Here are four of the best;   Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal, April 2009 Probably the first game every modern fan thinks of when classic Arsenal-Liverpool fixtures gets a mention. The celebration of a certain Russian forward holding up four fingers is iconic to a certain generation of Arsenal fans. On a balmy early-summer evening back in April 2009, a ridiculous game took place almost entirely remembered for a four-goal haul from Andrey Arshavin. This was...

OTD in 2000 Robert Pires became a Gooner - five warm memories of the silky Frenchman By Oscar Maung-Haley 21 years ago today, the French wizard that is Robert Pires joined Arsenal from Marseille. Scoring 84 goals during his six-year stint, the Frenchman helped Arsenal to two Premier League titles and three FA Cups. And on this momentous day, we look back at five of the silky Frenchman’s best moments for the Gunners. FA Cup glory The 2003 FA Cup final pitted the Gunners against Southampton in a real David versus Goliath encounter at the Millennium Stadium. Arsenal were the clear favourites that day, but they still needed Pires to help them overcome a plucky Southampton side 1-0. With all the stars out in full force, Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp combined, with the Dutchman then finding Freddie Ljungberg in the box. Controlling Bergkamp’s cross, Ljungberg’s shot was blocked by Saints defender Claus Lundekvam – falling to the feet of Pires. And Arsenal’s number seven kept his cool, sl...