Arsenal have won the eighth of their nine league games and retained the top position in the Premier League. If at the beginning of the season the Gunners’ skeptics were aiming for an easy calendar for Arteta’s team, then after the victories over Tottenham and Liverpool, they too are ready to admit that Arsenal are one of the strongest, most spectacular and indigenous. confident teams in the league, and his leadership is not accidental. Liverpool have been one of Arsenal’s toughest opponents in recent seasons and beating Klopp’s struggling side is also a big step for the Gunners.
Oleksandr Zinchenko was out of the game due to muscle damage, and interestingly he was replaced not by left-back Kieran Tierney, but by all-rounder Takehiro Tomiyasu. It was clearly a decision under Salah. There were no surprises from Klopp: he decided to rely on the new 4-4-2 form tested in the match against Rangers.
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New scheme, but the problems remain old. In seven of the 11 games of the 2022/23 season, Liverpool have conceded goals after their first shot on goal.
“Arsenal” from the first seconds showed that he intends to participate in the ceremony with Klopp’s team. A big attack on the left, van Dijk lost the position not for the first time this season, and all four were out of place, which allowed Martinelli to break into the corner area after a pass from Ødegaard, and strike the network .
The new scheme of “Liverpool” brings out the best qualities of players like Nunez, Diaz, but today Mo Salah was in the shadows. Also, Trent Alexander-Arnold is forced to play deeper.
It was after Trent’s pass that Liverpool managed to score a goal in return. The goal was logical. “Arsenal” was pressed by the visitors in their own half, Nunez and Diaz periodically created half chances and even organized the ball in return. Alexander-Arnold gave a forward pass, Gabriel failed to play on the intercept, Diaz picked up the ball, caught Saliba behind him, and completed a cross on Nunez, for which Gabriel himself had no time .
Diaz was unable to complete the first half due to injury and was replaced by Arsenal specialist Firmino. Then Trent Alexander-Arnoold got injured. But before leaving the pitch, the “Liverpool” right-back participated in another failed attempt to save his goal from a goal.
Free kick for Liverpool in the 45 + 4 minute, but Arsenal succeeds easily and, thanks to Jesus, Martinelli and Saka, organize a goal counterattack.
The 2-1 in the first half flattered Arsenal a bit, but Arteta’s side played much better in the second half and the victory is undeniably deserved. But first, Liverpool scored their second goal. Arsenal, in a rare moment of relaxation, allows Jota to make a beautiful pass to Firmino, and the Brazilian skilfully slips between the two central defenders and puts the ball into the goal.
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Firmino’s goal was almost the last dangerous action of “Liverpool” at the Ramsdale gate. Klopp’s substitutions frankly didn’t work, although it must be admitted that Salah didn’t help his team much.
But “Arsenal” created chances one after another. Martinelli, Jesus, Xhaka, Saka were active. And in the end the “Gunners” earned a penalty.
The episode turned out to be controversial: Martinelli had back pain and Thiago would have flown to Jesus’ feet. I repeat, it was difficult to analyze this moment. Fans of “Liverpool” can also indicate the moment of the first half, when Gabriel stopped the ball in his penalty area with his hand. Whatever it was, Michael Oliver made his decision and Saka took the penalty – 3: 2.
Arsenal matured and spent the last 20 minutes confidently and led the game to victory. One of the British observers noticed that Arteta’s team looks like Manchester City, it just looks less perfect and more chaotic, which is why it’s interesting to watch them. The current Arsenal is indeed a present for the championship, but the Premier League wins when Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool show the strength of him, and this is no longer the case. The Reds have only collected ten points in eight rounds and it seems that the German manager has to completely rethink his team’s game. Nothing works.
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English championship, tenth round. London, Emirates
Arsenal 3-2 Liverpool
Targets: Martinelli 1, Saka 45 + 6, Saka 76 (pen.) – Nunes 34, Firmino 53
“Arsenal”: Ramsdale – White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu – Party, Xhaka – Saka (Vieira 90 + 4), Odegaard (Tierney 82), Martinelli – Jesus (Nketia 90 + 1)
Liverpool: Alisson – Tsimikas, van Dijk, Matip (Konate 69), Alexander-Arnold (Gomez 46) – Diaz (Firmino 42), Thiago, Henderson, Salah (Fabino 69) – Nunes, Jota (Elliott 81)
Warnings: Odegaard 45 + 4 – Diaz 6, Gomez 71
