"For me, the atmosphere there is the best in the world," said goalkeeper Almunia.
"Liverpool are great in the Champions League but Arsenal aspire to be great as well. If you are going to be that kind of team then you have to be playing well in stadiums like Anfield.
"You see the pure football at Anfield. The crowd and the team are as one together. The crowd lifts the team in any situation and that is fantastic."
"It is incredible the passion with which Liverpool fans live their games," agreed Fabregas.
"Even the smallest cup game has a great atmosphere there, it is as if they played with 12 men.
"Let's see what happens [in Tuesday's return leg]. The good thing about playing away is that we don't have the pressure from our fans."