Gary Neville and Ian Wright share same Liverpool v Arsenal prediction but Jamie Carragher disagrees

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Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher speak on The Overlap

Arsenal head to Anfield at the ideal moment and could exploit Liverpool's defensive weaknesses to establish an early advantage in the Premier League title contest.

That's the view of Gary Neville, who has tipped Mikel Arteta's side to emerge victorious this weekend.

The Reds welcome the Gunners to Anfield at 4.30pm on Sunday in what represents the most significant fixture of the campaign thus far.

Both teams boast flawless records following two matches, though Liverpool have certainly appeared the more vulnerable of the pair.

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Arne Slot's men opened their season with a 4-2 home triumph over Bournemouth, requiring two late strikes, before securing a dramatic 3-2 success at Newcastle United on Monday courtesy of Rio Ngumoha's 100th-minute winner, reports the Mirror.

Arsenal, while far from at their best themselves, defeated Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford in their opener, before demolishing Leeds United 5-0 on home soil.

The Gunners have claimed runners-up spot for three consecutive campaigns and they will out to make a statement at the home of the defending champions.

And speaking on The Overlap, Neville said: "I fancy Arsenal to win.

Arsenal to score two from set-pieces.

It will be the land of the giants with Arsenal on Sunday.

"He'll go with [Mikel] Merino, [Declan] Rice, [Martin] Zubimendi, then [Eberechi] Eze or [Leandro] Trossard, but he'll have the big back four, four or five in the box and they'll score from set pieces.

"I think Arsenal will score two from set pieces, Liverpool will score one and it will be 2-1 to Arsenal."

Arsenal legend Ian Wright is also backing his former club to emerge triumphant on Sunday, agreeing with Neville, however Anfield great Jamie Carragher thinks the hosts will win 2-1.

"I think Liverpool will score one, but I'm going 2-1 to Arsenal," Wright declared.

"If that [Liverpool] defence did what they did against Bournemouth, we can win the game."

Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk, meanwhile, has cautioned his team-mates that they must raise their standards to overcome the Gunners.

"I'm really looking forward to it," he commented following the Newcastle victory.

"We're playing a fantastic team with a great manager that has been challenging for the Premier League for many years now as well.

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"The games we played against each other are very intense as well.

We have a week now to prepare and we will recover now and then we have to be ready.

"The Premier League has no easy games so it doesn't really matter who you are going to face - it is always going to be difficult, especially when we're at the stage we're at right now where the transfer window is still open."