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Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to play ‘without fear’ when they entertain Liverpool today and is hopeful his side can extend their time at the top of the Premier League table.

Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby last Saturday and have lost only one of their eight Premier League fixtures.

They lead reigning champions Manchester City — who host Southampton on Saturday — by one point, but have failed to score in any of their last six matches against Liverpool.

Arteta said: “To win those matches you really need to believe that you can go there and win and compete against those teams.

“If you don’t have that component then you have fear and fear is the worst enemy, especially against the top teams because this is what they use a lot of the time just to win matches.

“You cannot go with any of that into Sunday’s game, just the same as we didn’t when we played Spurs.”

A win for Arsenal would see them open up a 14-point lead on Jurgen Klopp’s side, which could yet prove decisive in the race for Champions League football next season.

When asked about the current gap between the two sides, Arteta added: “The moment that you get momentum and you are in a good run and you can leave an opponent as far (behind) as possible, psychologically also it is really important.

“To do that and to be 14 points clear of them, we need to beat them and it will be a difficult thing to do but we are willing to try.”