Adam Lallana confident of Arsenal scalp

Adam Lallana has called on Liverpool to extend their impressive early-season form by beating Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium next Monday.

Brendan Rodgers's side have won both of their Premier League games thus far with a couple of hard-fought 1-0 wins over Stoke City and Bournemouth respectively.

Lallana is in no doubt that the trip to the Gunners - who beat them 4-1 in North London last term - promises a tougher test, but the midfielder is confident that the Reds can rise to it.

"Six points out of six and two clean sheets - that's massive for us confidence-wise," he told the Liverpool Echo. "People asked questions about our mentality and our fighting spirit last week at Stoke. We showed that there and we took it into the Bournemouth game. Sometimes you have to win a game 1-0. It was massively important for us.

"We know there's room for improvement and we're working hard in training to achieve that. But I also think it's important to see this side of us. There's no doubt we have a lot of ability in the squad and I think you'll see our performances improve over the coming weeks.

"We'll go to Arsenal with a gameplan to keep this run going. We've got a full week to prepare for Arsenal now. Hopefully we can go there and put on a good show. They are always difficult games against the top four. They are good teams. Arsenal will be tough but we have a week to prepare for it."

Christian Benteke struck the winner against the Cherries on Monday, and Lallana praised the Belgian's 'predatory' instincts earlier today.