Arsenal benefited from a second-half mistake by goalkeeper Alisson Becker to win 3-1 against Premier League leaders Legaue at the Emirates on Sunday. Arsenal moved up to second place in the table, only 2 points behind Liverpool after 23 matches.
Arsenal benefited from goalkeeper Alisson Becker’s second-half mistake.
The three-way battle for the title is really tense right now. Manchester City is in 3rd place, 5 points behind Liverpool, but still has two matches in hand. The defending champions will certainly be very pleased with the result at Emirates Stadium before going out to find victory in their latest match at Brentford on Monday.
Liverpool just lost their second Premier League match this season; the other match also came in north London, at Tottenham Stadium. If the previous loss happened in controversial circumstances, this loss was caused by Liverpool themselves after being dominant for most of the match and largely because of the huge impact of the second goal. Arsenal’s important goal in the 67th minute increased the score to 2-1.
Alisson, considered by many to be the best goalkeeper in the tournament, left the area to try to clear a long pass forward, but he was unable to reach the ball while centre-back Virgil van Dijk could not. appeared disoriented after the pressure phase. The only Arsenal striker to rush after the ball, Gabriel Martinelli, suddenly had a very simple task, just to put the ball into an empty net.
Arsenal won 3-1 against Liverpool and moved up to second place in the table.
The same Liverpool players also played a role in the third goal in injury time. Leandro Trossard comfortably dribbled the ball from the left edge into the penalty area, fired a shot past a superficial block by Van Dijk, and past Alisson’s legs when he tried to block at the near post. Liverpool was down to 10 people at that time after Ibrahima Konate was sent off for receiving two yellow cards.
Previously, Bukayo Saka put Arsenal ahead in the 14th minute, but Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes scored an own goal in first-half stoppage time. Liverpool were lucky to equalize as they failed to have a single shot on target in the first half, with a performance below average for a team at the top of the Premier League. “It just shows that guys are just people. Today we are truly human,” said Coach Klopp.
After a series of three consecutive defeats in all competitions before the winter break, leading to doubts about their ability to compete for the title. Now last season’s runner-up team is returning after their third consecutive victory. Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice said: “We were top at Christmas and then had some sloppy results. It seems we are back on track.”
Coach Mikel Arteta excitedly announced that the Gunners were truly back on track.
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 4 matches against Liverpool in the Premier League (won 2, drawn 2), their longest unbeaten streak against this major opponent in this tournament since the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. (won 1, drawn 3). Coach Mikel Arteta excitedly said on Sky Sports: “Especially with the performance in the first half and the chances we created, the way we conceded was painful. We cannot feel sorry for ourselves; we need to react. Basically, the message is that there will be tough times, and we have to get through them. We were ruthless when we had our chances and ended up with a big win.”
Coach Arteta assessed Liverpool and the championship race: “Currently, they are probably the strongest team in Europe, and at the level they have, they are an incredible team. We’ve come so far, and now it’s a matter of doing it consistently. Liverpool did it in six to seven years. Winning today certainly gives us motivation, especially with the way we did it. We’re coming back, really excited.”