Alan Shearer's combined Liverpool and Arsenal XI will raise some eyebrows
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Soccer pundit Alan Shearer has named his Liverpool and Arsenal combined XI ahead of the teams facing off at Anfield in the Premier League this Sunday — with some surprising selections.
Shearer, who was critical of Liverpool earlier in the week having watched the Reds take on Newcastle United on Monday, named just four Liverpool players in his team.
He also left out some big names from both sides including Ryan Gravenberch and Martin Zubimendi.
Speaking to Betfair, Shearer had Alisson Becker in goal with his back four containing only one player from Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk.
"Liverpool were really poor," Shearer said on the Rest is Football podcast earlier this week.
"I know it’s very, very early, and I know they’ve got new players, but defensively, they are all over the place.
"Milos Kerkez had another really poor game, Mohamed Salah didn’t look his normal self, and they couldn’t get Florian Wirtz into the game.
That's you or your agent's fault for signing such a long deal without any get-out clauses."
Our Liverpool and Arsenal combined XI: Alisson; Timber, Saliba, Van Dijk, Calafiori; Gravenberch, Rice, Mac Allister; Salah, Ekitike, Gakpo.