Having beaten both Chelsea & Manchester United already this season, Liverpool's Dutch international forward Dirk Kuyt is hoping to add Arsenal to the list today.
Liverpool's Dutch forward Dirk Kuyt is hoping the Reds will use last season's Champions League victory over Arsenal as a springboard for success in the Premier League fixture this afternoon.
The 28-year-old says Liverpool should not be scared ahead of the trip to the Emirates although he realises that last season's results may have no bearing on Sunday.
"When we played there [at Arsenal] in the Champions League it was a good night for all of us because we produced a good performance as a team and managed to get a good 1-1 draw," Kuyt told Liverpool's official website.
"That set us up perfectly for the second leg where we made it through to the semi-finals so we do have good memories of the Emirates from last season but they don't count for anything in this game.
"We know that it will be tough and we will be looking for a similar performance, only this time we will be looking for a win rather than a draw because it is a different situation."
Like Arsenal, Liverpool have beaten both Chelsea and Manchester United in the league this season but find themselves eight points ahead of the Gunners, a lead which Kuyt is hoping to use to their advantage.
"We did really well to beat both Chelsea and Manchester United and now we will be looking to do the same against Arsenal," the former Feyenoord star remarked.
"They are a good team, though, and if you look at their game against Chelsea recently they played really well in that one and got an excellent win.
"But we are confident in ourselves and we know if we play as well as we can we will have a really good chance of getting the kind of result we are looking for."
Having dropped points against some of the less fancied teams in the league, the Dutch international wants Liverpool to push forward now and mount a real title bid.
"We have already sent a message out by beating United and Chelsea and now we just want to win every game.
"That's what it's all about, keeping on going and trying to stay on top of the league.
"We were disappointed not to beat Hull but the game against Arsenal is another big game and our away form is very good so hopefully we can keep that up with another good performance and maybe a positive result."
Liverpool's Dutch forward Dirk Kuyt is hoping the Reds will use last season's Champions League victory over Arsenal as a springboard for success in the Premier League fixture this afternoon.
The 28-year-old says Liverpool should not be scared ahead of the trip to the Emirates although he realises that last season's results may have no bearing on Sunday.
"When we played there [at Arsenal] in the Champions League it was a good night for all of us because we produced a good performance as a team and managed to get a good 1-1 draw," Kuyt told Liverpool's official website.
"That set us up perfectly for the second leg where we made it through to the semi-finals so we do have good memories of the Emirates from last season but they don't count for anything in this game.
"We know that it will be tough and we will be looking for a similar performance, only this time we will be looking for a win rather than a draw because it is a different situation."
Like Arsenal, Liverpool have beaten both Chelsea and Manchester United in the league this season but find themselves eight points ahead of the Gunners, a lead which Kuyt is hoping to use to their advantage.
"We did really well to beat both Chelsea and Manchester United and now we will be looking to do the same against Arsenal," the former Feyenoord star remarked.
"They are a good team, though, and if you look at their game against Chelsea recently they played really well in that one and got an excellent win.
"But we are confident in ourselves and we know if we play as well as we can we will have a really good chance of getting the kind of result we are looking for."
Having dropped points against some of the less fancied teams in the league, the Dutch international wants Liverpool to push forward now and mount a real title bid.
"We have already sent a message out by beating United and Chelsea and now we just want to win every game.
"That's what it's all about, keeping on going and trying to stay on top of the league.
"We were disappointed not to beat Hull but the game against Arsenal is another big game and our away form is very good so hopefully we can keep that up with another good performance and maybe a positive result."
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