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A lull in play after that electric start by the hosts.

For the first time Liverpool's travelling fans are making themselves heard.

Around 7,000 have made the journey to the capital. That's some effort in the first week of January.

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Emirates Stadium

Arsenal will wonder how they are not ahead after that hectic passage of play but it has been a good start from the Gunners. They cannot afford to miss too many chances against this Liverpool team, though.

This is a full throttle cup tie. And Arsenal's tails are up.

Five attempts inside the opening 12 minutes.

Liverpool need to slow it right down.

Alan Shearer
Former England and Newcastle striker on BBC One

Goodness me, that was four chances within 10 seconds wasn't it?

Liverpool are under serious pressure here.

Arsenal have done everything but score!

A big error at the back puts Liverpool under serious pressure and Martin Odegaard rattles the bar.

Will the Gunners pay for these missed chances?

Arsenal are well on top.

After Liverpool just about manage to a corner clear, Alisson is forced into a save by Kai Havertz.

The home side look sharp, confident and are bombing forward.

Another chance for the Gunners.

It falls to Reiss Nelson but his attempt is deflected behind for a corner.

'Arsenal, Arsenal, Arsenal' roars around the Emirates.

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Arsenal look sharp going forward in these early stages.

Ben White, who is wearing all-white, sparks their latest attack but Kai Havertz cannot take advantage.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is wearing the captain's armband and he has an early chance to make a significant impact but his set-piece comes to nothing.

Alan Shearer
Former England and Newcastle striker on BBC One

What a pass from Ramsdale and what a run. That's a really good opportunity.

Arsenal should be one up.

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Alarm bells in the Liverpool defence.

Aaron Ramsdale almost has an assist as his long punt forward releases Reiss Nelson but he can only fire into the side netting.

What happened to Liverpool's defending?

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A couple of early touches for Aaron Ramsdale to settle a few nerves.

While Arsenal are in all white, Liverpool are playing in their purple third kit.

Alan Shearer
Former England and Newcastle striker on BBC One

It's a huge chance for Harvey Elliott. I think he suits that role in the front three better and it's a huge five or six weeks for him.

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These two have won the FA Cup 22 times between them - a record 14 times for Arsenal.

But who's going to make an early exit?

Away we go.

Danny Murphy
Former England midfielder on BBC One

I don't think this Arsenal side get enough going forward from their full-backs.

Stephen Kelly
Former Republic of Ireland defender on Radio 5 Live

Mohamed Salah has been key to Liverpool for a long time, but these two players [Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz] are pacey and quick - they cause problems.

You are missing the star quality without Mohamed Salah, but Liverpool still have a very strong team.

Arsenal will not look at this and think we are going to have it easy today.

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Liverpool forward Diogo Jota, speaking to Football Focus: "The FA Cup is always special. It's the cup with the most tradition in the world. Everyone wants to win it. I was lucky enough to win the trophy [in 2022]."

On losing Mo Salah: "We will be without him for this month at least and we need to survive. We know that we have the quality in our squad to fill that gap."

On his greatest FA Cup moments: "I remember a big game playing for Wolves against Manchester United in the quarter-final [2019] and I scored one great goal. That was a great moment. Then in the final [for Liverpool] I scored a penalty in the shootout and then we win. That will forever be in my memory."

Listen to the interview here.