Wenger insists Arsenal won't be scarred on return to Liverpool

London, England: Arsene Wenger claims Arsenal will not be scarred by last season's 5-1 thrashing at Liverpool when they return to Anfield on Sunday.

The Gunners' heavy defeat on Merseyside in February marked the beginning of the end of their title challenge after Arsenal had rung in 2014 as Premier League leaders.

Boss Wenger has been lifted by Theo Walcott's return to training after a groin strain and the England striker has an outside chance of facing last season's runners-up.

But Le Professeur insists there will be no hang-ups about returning to the scene of a defensive apocalypse - not least because the goals have dried up for Liverpool this season.

He said: "Liverpool scored over a hundred goals in the League last year and they were very good going forward. This season they have scored 19, so they are not on the same trend offensively.

"They started strong out of the blocks that day and we were too late to get in the game.

"Every defeat hurts, you know. Every defeat is a scar in your heart forever. But we also have good memories at Liverpool. We won many games there, and a week later against the same team we won 2-0 at home in the FA Cup."

Arsenal will unleash £33million Alexis Sanchez at Anfield after beating the Kop to the Chilean striker's signature in the summer.