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After going three points clear at the top of the Premier League by beating Newcastle 4-2 on Monday night, Liverpool will now turn its attention to the third round of the FA Cup. Having won the competition in 2022, the Reds mustered a meek title defense last year by exiting in the fourth round at the hands of Brighton, but they will do well to even reach that stage here after being hit with one of the hardest possible draws away to Arsenal.

Jürgen Klopp will face a dilemma over the strength of his side, knowing that he’ll likely have to field some big names to stand a chance of progressing but also juggling his other priorities. Liverpool has the first leg of a League Cup semi-final against Fulham coming next week, but does at least have the following weekend off as part of the Premier League’s winter break.

Indeed, it won’t be back in top-flight action until January 21 when it travels to Bournemouth. But with the Arsenal and Fulham matches separated by a matter of days, there’s no respite from the rotation dilemmas that dogged the festive period.

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Elsewhere in the third round of the cup, Manchester City and Chelsea host second-tier opposition in Huddersfield and Preston, Manchester United heads to third-tier Wigan on Monday night, and Spurs hosts Burnley in an all-Premier League clash. In the meantime, here are the latest Liverpool.com stories you can’t afford to miss.