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Milner confident Liverpool midfield can negate Arsenal influence

James Milner is of the belief that Liverpool are good enough to keep Arsenal quiet this weekend.

The Reds summer signing is well aware that the Gunners have a number of dangerous attacking players but feels the midfield of the Merseysiders can curb their impact at the Emirates on Monday night.

Former Manchester City star Milner suggests there are a number of options, including Emre Can, Adam Lallana and Philippe Coutinho, who can match what Arsenal have in and around the attacking third.

"It depends how the manager wants to play – two or three, or one of us sitting or moving out," Milner told Sky Sports.

"There's plenty of energy in there.

"Emre came on as well, Adam played in there and Philippe played in there [at Stoke City].

"There's a lot of options for us and a lot of different styles of players, and a lot of energy.

"That's how we want to play, we want to move the ball but we want to put teams under pressure as well when they have it."

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