So usually when Liverpool need him Mohammed Salah comes up clutch. Arsenal have their star boy in Bukayo Saka. Liverpool nonetheless have their star man.
Just when it felt that Arsenal had weathered the second-half storm and that they could powerfully re-establish their very personal Premier League title downside they’d been denied by a forward who delivers every season. And does so inside the essential video video games.
“One of the things that top players have is they are always available and they show up in big games. That is what you need if you are a big club like we are and Arsenal are. Mo was that today,” talked about Liverpool head coach Arne Slot and that summed it up precisely.
Salah must be the definition of a big-game participant. It is now, in precise reality, 61 targets or assists from him in 72 video video games in direction of the usual totally different “big” Premier League golf gear: Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea who he scored in direction of closing Sunday and as well as claimed an assist in that 2-1 victory.
Arsenal will certainly be glad to see the once more of him if that’s, definitely, his closing advertising and marketing marketing campaign at Liverpool. Although even writing that sentence, and given Salah’s current contract runs out subsequent June, seems unimaginable. Surely it may well’t happen?
This is the eighth season in a row the Egyptian has scored in direction of Arsenal and even when in just a few of those earlier campaigns they weren’t the drive they now are, it’s nonetheless a traditionally grand encounter when these teams meet.
Salah now has 164 league targets for Liverpool in 273 video video games, one ahead of Robbie Fowler (379 video video games), and solely seven players have scored additional inside the Premier League interval. And, positive, there was soccer sooner than 1992 and even when he indicators a model new deal Salah is clearly unlikely to overtake Ian Rush, for example.
But in Premier League phrases he’s indisputably Liverpool’s greatest goalscorer and the possibilities are he’ll catch Thierry Henry (175 in 258) and even Frank Lampard (177 in 609) this season. But will he be at Anfield previous that?
Salah has already hinted he’s leaving, stating closing month that this was his “last year” at Liverpool – which technically it’s – although we heard that sooner than, when he then went on to sign a model new three-year deal in July 2022. Maybe he wishes additional years now than Liverpool are prepared to produce, given the 32-year-old’s age, maybe he merely is conscious of the presents from the Saudi Pro-League as a free agent will blow one thing they’ll provide out-of-the-water. Maybe it’s a sport of brinkmanship.
Given Salah’s obsession with wanting to be the right, with driving himself then may very well be truly depart European soccer so apparently prematurely? That is the multi-million pound question.
Whatever the negotiation it does keep extraordinary to imagine that as points stand it’s merely eight months sooner than he goes – and he would possibly sign a pre-contract with a membership exterior England in January – significantly when he continues to be so necessary; so irreplaceable.
Arsenal will analysis Salah’s equalising intention and rue their harmful luck and as well as their poor defending – which was maybe a outcomes of that harmful luck. It obtained right here inside the 81st minute after they’d been nonetheless going for it to extend their lead nevertheless by then Arsenal had misplaced Gabriel Magalhaes and Jurrien Timber to break which meant their back-four was makeshift and sadly barely rickety: Thomas Partey, Ben White, Jakub Kiwior and 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Liverpool will analysis it and conclude it’s one different occasion of Salah’s hunger for targets, Trent Alexander-Arnold’s wonderful provide (and he had a poor passing sport sooner than that) and Darwin Nunez’s selflessness as he ran onto the full-back’s clever chip forward. Other strikers would have shot nevertheless Nunez squared it for Salah to side-foot what was his eighth intention of the season (to associate with seven assists).
But what was Kiwior doing? He didn’t help out Lewis-Skelly as he ran all through to neither decrease out the cross or cowl. Arsenal will can be found for criticism for not holding on – as title winners must – and that intention might be analysed and pulled apart nevertheless Salah is phenomenal; a phenomenon, a difference-maker.
A draw was, no matter Mikel Arteta’s assertions that Arsenal had been the upper crew, finish outcome. The winners? Both teams continued to hunt the components nevertheless the victors had been at home, 200 miles north. City of course are top after nine games – a level ahead of Liverpool and 5 in entrance of Arsenal who, the argument went, may very well be out of it had they misplaced and Liverpool taken a seven-point lead over them. Maybe so. Where does a five-point deficit depart them?
Arsenal had been wonderful inside the first-half with Declan Rice producing his most interesting effectivity of the season as he ran the midfield and Saka unstoppable as he returned from harm, as he took the captain’s armband and as he gave Andrew Robertson a torrid time. That was encapsulated by Saka’s intention, his fiftieth inside the league for Arsenal, as he ran onto a smart by ball from White to cut inside Robertson and beat Caoimhin Kelleher at his near submit.
Virgil van Dijk cancelled that out with a close-range header from a nook flicked by Luis Diaz – Partey is just not going to want to watch that one as soon as extra as he was brushed aside by the Liverpool captain – sooner than Mikel Merino restored Arsenal’s lead with one different header, and his first intention for his new membership, from a Rice free-kick.
Despite Liverpool’s apparent dominance after the break, Arsenal appeared set to hold on for what would have been a widely known win; a press launch victory. Instead, as so usually has occurred since he joined Liverpool in 2017, it was Salah who intervened to forestall that and make a declaration of his private.
07:28 PM GMT
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07:27 PM GMT
Adversity ‘will make us better’, says Arteta
When requested inside the press conference if it looks as if nothing goes for Arsenal, Mikel Aretea talked about: “No. This is soccer. It will make us higher and it’s. To compete within the method we did within the sport, I stated we had been going to be flying on Sunday and we did.
“We needed to grab the points to reflect where we are and where we want to be. We couldn’t, but for sure we are there.”
07:25 PM GMT
Slot on title race
Discussing the title race, Slot talked about: “I do know you guys like to speak about title contenders, that’s a part of your job. Can you get a end in a tough away sport as this one? The approach we did it happy me so much.
“The way we can compete with such a strong Arsenal team in their stadium is pleasing to see. But where that ends up leading to, I can’t say.”
07:24 PM GMT
Slot filled with reward for ‘top player’ Salah
Discussing Mohammed Salah, Slot instructed Sky Sports: “He’s accessible for us as properly. That’s one of many issues high gamers have and so they present up within the massive video games. That was an enormous sport for us, similar to final week when he turned up with a objective and an help as properly.
“If you’re a big club, you need these quality players or you won’t get the results. You need the players who can get the difference for you. We have to give credit to Trent and Darwin in that goal.”
07:23 PM GMT
‘We were so strong’, says Slot
Speaking to Sky Sports, Liverpool boss Arne Slot talked about: “Going two occasions behind towards a really robust and good Arsenal workforce, to get some extent is pleasant ton see as a result of we needed to play an away sport in Europe this week.
“To go two occasions behind with the followers being so loud and the workforce coming again so robust within the second half, I didn’t really feel we deserved to go in 2-1 behind.
“It’s very pleasing to see we had the energy and we were so strong to fight back in the game. We did really good but we were really strong today.”
07:17 PM GMT
Goal was ‘very easy’, says Van Dijk
More from Virgil van Dijk, speaking to the BBC about his intention, he talked about: “It’s very easy, isn’t it? We analysed that there are some weaknesses we can exploit and this was one of them.”
On the title race: “I feel somebody stated to me final 12 months, Man City misplaced right here and so they gained the league. We’re in October. I’ve learn so many issues that Arsenal are out of the title race in the event that they lose.
“We’re in the business where you can be on top one week and then not. We are in October and let’s see what it brings us at the end of the season. Enjoy the ride.”
07:14 PM GMT
Walcott ‘disappointed with lack of intesity’
Speaking on Sky Sports, Theo Walcott talked about: “Arsenal weren’t lacking a lot of their beginning gamers right this moment. This was a possibility for Liverpool to point out precisely what they had been product of.
“I was disappointed with their lack of intensity. I don’t want Arsenal to lose that, the ability to put teams to the sword.”
07:12 PM GMT
Keane ‘worried about Arsenal mentality’
Speaking on Sky Sports, Roy Keane talked about: “I’m beginning to fear about this Arsenal mentality now, you’re 2-1 up and I’m nonetheless trying going ‘go on try and win the game’.
“There’s components of Arsenal now, it’s occurred a lot of the season, once they get themselves in entrance – don’t thoughts excuses about accidents or happening to 10 males.
“They all the time appear to take a seat again in as if: ‘We’re organising for 2-1, we’ll try to get one thing on a set piece.’
“Instead of going – go and get the third objective as a result of Liverpool had been there for the taking in the event that they needed to go for it however it was nearly: ‘Lets hope we can win 2-1.’
“When you’re up against good players like Salah then they’re good enough to punish you.”
07:03 PM GMT
Arteta unsure of severity of latest accidents
Mikel Arteta tells Sky Sports that Martin Odegaard stays to be a “bit far away” from returning to movement.
He says he doesn’t perceive how extreme the accidents to Gabriel and Jurrien Timber are.
07:00 PM GMT
Saka on return from harm
Discussing his return from harm and his intention, Saka instructed Sky Sports: “I hate lacking video games it was actually irritating to be on the aspect watching however I simply had this sport in my thoughts that I’d do every little thing to return again for this sport and I used to be glad to be again on the market right this moment.
“I tried to keep the keeper guessing. I think it was a nice finish. I’m feeling good. I thought I could finish the game but the gaffer took me off.”
06:57 PM GMT
Saka ‘disappointed’ at Arsenal ‘sinking back’
Discussing the top outcome on Sky Sports, Bukayo Saka talked about: “Just a bit disenchanted, credit score to Liverpool they’re workforce however we simply really feel like we didn’t present our greatest selves for the total 90 minutes
“I feel first half we confirmed our qualities we dominated, we gave them nothing, they solely scored from a set piece. I don’t assume they’d an different likelihood however second half we sunk again a bit and weren’t at our greatest.
On why the sport modified he stated: “I don’t know I simply really feel possibly Liverpool began to have extra momentum. They gained extra duels than us,they saved possession greater than us after which naturally the omentum goes to them and we’ve got to defend extra.
On whether or not Gabriel going off had a psychological influence he stated: “Yeah of course, he’s a big player for us but that’s not an excuse. We have to adapt, we have to do our best whoever’s on the pitch.”
06:51 PM GMT
Van Dijk on contract state of affairs
Van Dijk not too way back talked about he has opened talks with Liverpool about signing a model new deal.
The 33-year-old has been at Anfield since January 2018 and his current contract runs out on the end of the season.
Discussing the state of affairs merely now, he talked about: “I’m very calm. Let’s see what happens towards the end of the season. I’m enjoying my football, physically and mentally. Keep enjoying the game because it’s a beautiful game that we play and I play.”
06:44 PM GMT
‘We take the point and we move’, says Van Dijk
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, speaking to Sky Sports talked about: “Listen, it’s a very tough place to come. They created a solid team and make it difficult for everyone. To come back twice is a good thing, we take the point and we move.”
On the set piece intention, he talked about: “They’re very solid in set pieces and I think when I was marked by Partey, he only looked at me. It was a good flick from Lucho. I try to just be important in every set piece that we have and to not concede like we did so that’s very disappointing.”
On whether or not or not he’s pleased with the top outcome, he talked about: “You play here in London, they have the fans behind them and they created some momentum. You have to be ready to fight because you will have some tough moments. One point and we take it.”
06:40 PM GMT
Salah the difference-maker for Liverpool
Mohammed Salah has now scored in 4 of Liverpool’s closing 5 Premier League video video games.
He has already been involved in 11 targets inside the league this season for Arne Slot’s side.
Only Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane have scored additional Premier League targets in direction of Arsenal.
06:37 PM GMT
Set-piece specialists strike as soon as extra
Arsenal took the lead sooner than half-time following yet one more set piece.
Take a check out Sam Dean’s tactical breakdown of Merino’s first intention for the membership.
06:33 PM GMT
Where that leaves us
Liverpool didn’t return to the very best of the desk after Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Southampton and in its place keep in second place, one stage adrift of the champions.
The stage takes Arsenal once more as a lot as third ahead of Aston Villa on intention distinction nevertheless they proceed to be 4 components behind Arne Slot’s side. Here’s how the very best 4 seems to be like:
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Manchester City: 23
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Liverpool: 22
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Arsenal: 18
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Aston Villa: 18
06:30 PM GMT
Jesus picks up yellow
Jesus picked up a yellow following the full-time whistle for his protestations over that final decision to supply a goal-kick and the cardboard is met with boos from the Emirates.
06:28 PM GMT
Full time: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 2
An beautiful little little bit of composure from Lewis-Skelly as he’s surrounded by three players on the sting of the sector nevertheless performs a deft cross by to Rice that allows him to drive Arsenal up the pitch.
Jesus seems to be wish to have carried out excellently to win the nook inside the dying seconds nevertheless a goal-kick is given. Shocking decision. And that was the last word second of an epic encounter that ends in a draw.
06:25 PM GMT
90+5 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 2
Liverpool have a nook down on their left that raises the pressure ranges nevertheless Arsenal head clear sooner than substitute Endo, who modified Jones, supplies away the foul to alleviate the stress completely for a second.
Nunez will get once more and journeys Trossard to supply away the foul and resolve up the yellow. Arsenal are merely attempting to knock it throughout the once more though and possibly run the clock down.
06:23 PM GMT
90+1 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 2
Controversy as the game ticks in path of 90! Antony Taylor supplies a foul for Kiwior’s aerial downside on Szoboszlai. Havertz doesn’t hear the whistle though and carries on as he prods it earlier Kelleher. It hits the submit sooner than Jesus tucks home.
The Arsenal players are furious nevertheless in actuality the whistle was blown prolonged sooner than the ball was in the back of the net. It was precisely blown too.
06:20 PM GMT
90 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 2
The ball drops to Jesus who makes room for the shot with some tidy ft. His effort on the half-volley is a well-struck one nevertheless Kelleher is able to clutch it above his head.
Kelleher sells Havertz with a pleasing Cruyff flip as a result of the striker goes sliding. It obtained right here to utterly nothing nevertheless satisfying to see from a keeper nonetheless.
06:18 PM GMT
87 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 2
It’s a double change for Arsenal following the intention as Jesus and Nwaneri come on for Saka and Martinelli. Another teen that Arteta is totally happy to throw in to a high-pressure environment.
Havertz is slipped in into the left of the sector nevertheless standing a cross up the once more submit. Jesus arrives and seems to side-foot home from angle nevertheless Tsimikas blocks for a nook.
06:14 PM GMT
Could Raya have carried out additional?
Watching that dwell from the press area, my feeling was that Raya should have come off his line to clear the ball sooner than Nunez would possibly cross for Salah to achieve. Is that harsh? Perhaps, nevertheless it felt want it was there to be taken by the goalkeeper. Maybe he was spooked by Nunez’s tempo.
06:13 PM GMT
GOAL! Salah equalises for Liverpool
Arsenal 2 Liverpool 2 (Salah) There is additional house this time though for Alexander Arnold following Arsenal’s assault down the left. He performs a first-time ball extreme that Nunez runs on to within the exact channel. He lays it all through to Salah making the run inside and the winger merely taps it home into the underside left nook.
06:11 PM GMT
80 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
The Arsenal followers are doing their bit to help their crew see this finish outcome by. White is there as soon as extra to go clear Gakpo’s cross.
Alexander-Arnold seems to be like for a chipped ball extreme to Salah nevertheless it’s too straight with too little room in behind and it goes out for a goal-kick.
06:09 PM GMT
Makeshift defence to say the least
Arsenal for the time being are all the way in which right down to their third-choice right-back, second-choice correct centre-back, third-choice left centre-back and probably fourth-choice (?) left-back.
06:08 PM GMT
78 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
Timber is down as quickly as as soon as extra and it seems to be like like his afternoon is completed. He is being modified by teen Lewis-Skelly who now has 20 minutes in direction of Salah. This truly is a makeshift once more 4 now for Arteta’s side.
Rice pounces to nick the ball extreme up down Arsenal’s left. Merino lays it off to Havertz on the sting of the sector nevertheless his strike goes over. It wasn’t coming to him utterly in fairness.
06:05 PM GMT
75 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
Havertz drives earlier Tsimikas down the exact nevertheless the full-back does correctly to get properly and get his physique between man and ball, allowing Kelleher to assemble.
Rice can ship it forward and feeds Saka. The Arsenal winger ambles onwards sooner than digging out a cross in path of Havertz. Konate is able to win the header which Kelleher can declare.
06:03 PM GMT
Arsenal being pushed once more
Liverpool are pushing Arsenal once more and chopping off the exit routes for the home side. The sport is now happening just about totally inside the Arsenal half, with Alexander-Arnold discovering additional superior positions and Gakpo seeing a great deal of the ball on the left. Salah can be rising into the game. Arsenal have to find a method of defending the ball.
06:02 PM GMT
72 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
Arsenal are defending with all eleven males inside 30 yards of their very personal intention. Salah picks out Szoboszlai on the sting of the sector nevertheless his curling effort is so tame and floats in depth of the left submit.
Nunez picks an beautiful volleyed cross into the exact channel for Salah to run on to. His cross falls to the ft of Jones nevertheless Arsenal put in an exquisite block on his goal-bound effort. Timber is down now…maybe with cramp.
05:59 PM GMT
69 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
Declan Rice supplies away the foul on Liverpool’s left in an just about good reflection of the place he took that fabulous free-kick from the exact. Havertz is there to forestall the an identical finish outcome this time.
Gravenberch supplies the foul away for a supposed extreme boot nevertheless that was a poor title. Trossard clutching his face obtained right here from the ball hitting his face – not a Liverpool boot.
05:57 PM GMT
66 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
Liverpool are literally starting to knock on the door nevertheless the Arsenal defence is coping with the barrage of crosses coming their means.
Gravenberch has some home about 30 yards out and decides to have a pop off nevertheless it’s very extreme and actually in depth. Raya picks up a yellow for delaying the restart from the goal-kick.
05:54 PM GMT
64 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
Rice pings a shocking ball out to Martinelli. He chops backwards and forwards sooner than digging a cross out directed in path of Saka nevertheless Robertson wins the duel.
Martinelli has the beating of Alexander-Arnold as soon as extra taking place the floor this time nevertheless as soon as extra his cross is headed away.
Triple change for Liverpool as Szoboszlai, Gakpo and Tsimikas come on for Mac Allister, Diaz and Robertson.
05:51 PM GMT
61 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
Partey does correctly in direction of Diaz taking him on inside the area nevertheless the ball drops to Nunez. There is an almighty scramble for the ball nevertheless Arsenal can practically clear.
Alexander-Arnold picks it up on the sting of the sector sooner than shifting it onto his left foot. He takes objective nevertheless it’s deflected and loops over for a nook. Robertson’s provide is headed clear by Havertz.
05:49 PM GMT
59 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
An attractive spin from Salah in his private half sees him skip away from Timber. He drives as a lot as the sector sooner than chopping once more and participating in a cross to Diaz on the once more submit nevertheless his fellow winger was in an offside place.
It looks as if Arsenal are utterly happy now to take a seat down in deep and defend their lead. Alexander Arnold takes points into his private arms and strikes from fluctuate nevertheless it’s in depth of the left submit.
05:46 PM GMT
Depleted Arsenal defence
Gabriel’s harm means Arsenal for the time being are with out their first-choice correct centre-back (Saliba), their first-choice left centre-back (Gabriel) and their second-choice left centre-back (Calafiori).
Their centre-back partnership is at current White and Kiwior. It’s a long way from being greatest.
05:45 PM GMT
55 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
It seems to be like as if Gabriel’s harm was picked up following a collision with Nunez – possibly a knee problem for the defender. Kiwior is on in his place. Liverpool should be licking their lips on the sight of Gabriel going off and limping down the tunnel.
05:44 PM GMT
54 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
Rice is solely filling in at centre-back now whereas Gabriel receives treatment. Diaz skips brilliantly earlier Partey into the sector and seems to nip spherical White too nevertheless all of it will get a bit too tight as he runs into Raya.
Salah is fed into the exact of the Liverpool area. He digs a dangerous cross out nevertheless no Liverpool participant can get on the tip of it. Gabriel obtained right here once more on nevertheless following that closing Liverpool assault he fell to the underside as soon as extra and it seems to be like like he should go off proper right here. Huge blow for Arsenal.
05:41 PM GMT
The extended VAR take a look at for Merino’s intention
05:39 PM GMT
48 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
Someone on the Liverpool bench – Sipke Hulshoff – has picked up a yellow for protestations following a Liverpool foul.
Trossard feeds Havetz into the exact of the sector nevertheless his squared ball looking for Saka is decrease out by a retreating Van Dijk. Gabriel has merely gone down in some discomfort. This will in all probability be worrying for Arteta.
05:37 PM GMT
46 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
Arsenal and Trossard kick points off for the second interval going from correct to left.
Can Liverpool get once more in it proper right here or will Arsenal keep on to their lead?
05:26 PM GMT
Rice’s attacking contributions
05:21 PM GMT
Half-time: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
Alexander Arnold picks out the highest of Mac Allister contained in the realm nevertheless his effort is straight at Raya.
Gabriel holds off Nunez sooner than worthwhile the foul inside the nook and throwing his arms inside the air to raise the noise from the home followers.
That was the ultimate movement of the half as Anthony Taylor brings an enthralling opening interval to an in depth.
05:19 PM GMT
Merino exhibiting why he was signed
Mikel Merino had a shaky start to this sport, by far his largest in an Arsenal shirt so far, nevertheless he has truly grown into it over the earlier 20 minutes or so. That back-post header was the exact kind of intention he was signed to achieve.
05:18 PM GMT
45+2 minutes: Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
There will in all probability be 4 minutes of added time to conclude this major half. Liverpool had conceded merely three targets in eight video video games this season. They have now conceded two inside the home of 45 minutes in direction of Liverpool. It has been truly uncomfortable for them so far.
05:15 PM GMT
GOAL! Merino restores the lead
Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1 (Merino) Rice locations in a single different sensational ball in from the free-kick on the exact that finds Merino who buries his header earlier Kelleher.
There is a take a look at from the Video Assistant Referee as as to if the Arsenal man is offside nevertheless after a really extended take a look at the intention is given.
05:12 PM GMT
43 minutes: Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1
Robertson is desperately telling players to once more him up as a result of the ball seems to be wish to be working its means out to Saka. The winger does resolve it up and whereas Liverpool clear his cross, they supply away one different foul in path of the exact of the pitch, ten yards higher than the sting of the sector.
05:10 PM GMT
41 minutes: Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1
Saka picks it up and skips earlier Robertson as soon as extra. He is now being doubled and even tripled up on and Nunez locations an issue in that seems like a positive foul on the sting of the sector nevertheless nothing given by Anthony Taylor.
Merino seems to be wish to clip one extreme of the Liverpool defence for Martinelli nevertheless Konate adopts a higher starting place to comb up this time.
05:07 PM GMT
Arsenal’s wingers inflicting points
Arsenal are the dominant crew now, with Liverpool struggling to comprise Saka and Martinelli. The stress on Liverpool’s backline is setting up… nevertheless Slot’s crew would possibly flip this spherical at any second. It’s a terrific match.
05:07 PM GMT
37 minutes: Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1
Liverpool can clear the following free-kick nevertheless Arsenal can keep the assault alive. Merino plucks one out the sky sooner than Arsenal combine to rearrange Martinelli on the sting of the sector. He is off stability as his shot on intention goes correctly off monitor.
Liverpool are struggling to get out in the mean time as Arsenal win one different free-kick that they go temporary with this time. Martinelli is able to decrease in and ship a cross that Havertz as soon as extra shouldn’t be anticipating to reach him as a result of it merely hits his face. Liverpool win the free-kick and have a second of respite.
05:03 PM GMT
33 minutes: Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1
Martinelli will get into the Liverpool area between Alexander Arnold and Konate. The full-back hangs a leg sooner than Konate flies into the type out, whereas getting the ball. Liverpool fail to clear as a result of the ball drops to Havertz nevertheless the German fires over.
Panic at every ends inside the sides’ defending so far. Saka then rolls earlier Mac Allister in midfield who’s compelled into dragging him down and the Liverpool man picks up a reserving.
05:01 PM GMT
29 minutes: Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1
Martinelli can come up Alexander Arnold sooner than taking place the floor and digging a cross out alongside together with his left foot. It runs by to Havertz on the once more submit nevertheless he was maybe not anticipating it to reach him as his first contact runs out for a goal-kick.
The in depth players have been the precise difference-makers inside the opening interval so far with all 4 inflicting points for his or her respective full-backs.
04:58 PM GMT
28 minutes: Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1
Partey will get one different good foot in on Diaz as he seems to be wish to beat the Arsenal man down Liverpool’s left.
Kelleher goes prolonged and picks out Salah who combines with Alexander-Arnold. He seems to be wish to sq. the ball all through to Mac Allister sooner than the ball nearly drops to Jones nevertheless Arsenal can practically scramble it clear. Nervy cases on the once more for the hosts.
04:54 PM GMT
25 minutes: Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1
There was a second of anger from the Arsenal players sooner than that closing free-kick as Diaz appeared to kick the ball away following the selection. No yellow was given and Arsenal – for good trigger given their season – took exception.
Saka picks it up on the exact sooner than chopping in and letting fly nevertheless his effort goes extreme and in depth. He is making such a distinction though – wanting truly dangerous.
04:52 PM GMT
Thrilling start on the Emirates
It has been an exhilarating start to this sport. Liverpool possibly needs to be diploma nevertheless Arsenal will in all probability be furious about conceding so rapidly after taking the lead. Not least on account of it’s the second intention they’ve conceded from a nook of their closing two Premier League video video games.
04:51 PM GMT
22 minutes: Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1
Huge likelihood for the hosts! Arsenal have a free-kick inside Liverpool’s half and Rice sweeps in a sensational ball from the exact. It finds Merino who seems to be wish to open his physique as a lot as volley home on his left foot nevertheless he doesn’t make a transparent contact and it goes correctly in depth.
The Arsenal midfielder seems to be wish to have injured his shoulder inside the course of. It was a dislocated shoulder in teaching that delayed his debut for Arsenal following his summer time season switch.
04:49 PM GMT
GOAL! Van Dijk equalises
Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1 (Van Dijk) Van Dijk performs a raking ball forward for Diaz who controls it nevertheless Partey practically manages to get the foot in to put the ball behind for a nook.
Alexander-Arnold’s set piece from the left is flicked on by Diaz on the near submit and Van Dijk is there to nod home from just a few yards out!
04:46 PM GMT
50 up for Saka
Stat assault! Saka’s intention makes him the youngest Arsenal participant ever to achieve 50 Premier League targets (23 and 52 days).
04:45 PM GMT
quarter-hour: Arsenal 1 Liverpool 0
Merino completely mis-controls the ball on the sting of the sector as a result of it runs under his foot. It lands on the ft of Salah who seems to be wish to bend it inside the near submit and nevertheless the curl takes it in depth of the upright. A let-off for the Arsenal man!
04:43 PM GMT
Emphatic from Saka
Safe to say Bukayo Saka is match, then… such an emphatic finish and he humiliated Andy Robertson inside the technique of scoring that intention. As Saka scores, Robertson is on his once more inside the six-yard area.
Interesting to see that Ben White carried out the prolonged cross extreme from centre-back. He’s in for William Saliba as we communicate and that’s not a cross that Saliba usuall makes an try. The Frenchman prefers to play temporary appropriate passes, whereas White has the longer ball in his locker, too.
04:43 PM GMT
13 minutes: Arsenal 1 Liverpool 0
Saka’s involvement was the necessary factor talking stage inside the build-up to as we communicate and he’s confirmed why. Simply world-class from the winger and he has made the excellence early on.
Liverpool look to answer as Diaz cuts in and whips a ball all through nevertheless White is there as soon as extra to go clear. He has had an exquisite start to the game in central defence.
04:40 PM GMT
GOAL! Saka opens the scoring
Arsenal 1 Liverpool 0 (Saka) White performs an exquisite ball extreme for Saka to run on to. The winger will get into the sector sooner than chopping once more earlier Robertson with a nutmeg and lashing his effort above Kelleher into the once more of the net.
04:39 PM GMT
9 minutes: Arsenal 0 Liverpool 0
Partey locations in an excellent downside on a marauding Diaz which is able to get a cheer from the Emirates. Salah seems to be like to slide in Diaz nevertheless White is there to cut it out. Arsenal are wanting robust early on of their new-look defensive set-up.
04:37 PM GMT
7 minutes: Arsenal 0 Liverpool 0
Alexander-Arnold has his first little little bit of time on the ball and seems for the run of Nunez nevertheless Gabriel slides to cut it out correctly.
Van Dijk supplies away the foul for an off-the-ball incident with Havertz. The defender performs a cross sooner than leaving one – or two – on the Arsenal man who was harrying him. A silly decision and he has put his side under a little bit little bit of stress proper right here.
Rice floats it in path of Merino. It’s headed clear sooner than Martinelli’s provide once more in is correctly over-hit.
04:34 PM GMT
5 minutes: Arsenal 0 Liverpool 0
Arsenal are able to benefit from their first spell on the ball as they knock it spherical their makeshift once more 4. There’s an excellent noise inside the Emirates from the home followers.
Liverpool are utterly happy for Arsenal to have it on the once more with out making use of any stress – an atypical sight in seasons gone for a Liverpool side.
04:32 PM GMT
2 minutes: Arsenal 0 Liverpool 0
Kelleher seems to be like prolonged for Diaz down Liverpool’s left who can ship it down and deal with Partey. He stands up the Arsenal man sooner than organising Robertson who wins the foul from Saka down inside the left nook. An early likelihood for Liverpool to ship the huge males up.
Alexander Arnold’s provide is flicked on by Van Dijk nevertheless headed away by Arsenal.
04:30 PM GMT
1 min: Arsenal 0 Liverpool 0
We are underway proper right here on the Emirates Stadium with Liverpool and Curtis Jones kicking off from correct to left.
Anthony Taylor is the particular person inside the middle this afternoon.
04:29 PM GMT
Last Post carried out for Remembrance Sunday
The Last Post is carried out as a result of the players and followers throughout the stadium pay their respect ahead of Remembrance Sunday.
04:25 PM GMT
Players make their means out
The players for the time being are inside the tunnel as a result of the sound of ‘North London Forever’ rings throughout the Emirates.
The sides make their means out onto the pitch to an unlimited roar. There is an precise sense of significance inside the air sooner than this one.
04:20 PM GMT
Fond reminiscences for Martinelli
Gabriel Martinelli has scored 5 targets and registered two assists in direction of Liverpool. He hasn’t been involved in further targets in direction of another side for Arsenal.
Four of his 5 targets in direction of Liverpool have put his side inside the lead inside the match.
04:15 PM GMT
Final preparations
04:11 PM GMT
Elsewhere this afternoon
Cole Palmer scored the winner for Chelsea in a 2-1 over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge sending Chelsea above Arsenal on intention distinction into fourth.
Manchester United had been overwhelmed 2-1 by West Ham United following a 92nd penalty by Jarrod Bowen, rising the stress on Erik ten Hag.
Crystal Palace registered their first win over the season with a 1-0 win at home over Tottenham Hostpur because of Jean-Philippe Mateta’s first-half intention.
04:06 PM GMT
Saliba absence an unlimited blow for Arsenal
Arsenal are starting a Premier League sport with out William Saliba for the first time given that start of ultimate season with the central defender having carried out every minute since then earlier to his purple card in direction of Bournemouth.
Mikel Arteta’s side have had a 74% win price and conceded 0.8 targets per sport with him inside the crew compared with a 45% win price and 1.6 targets conceded per sport with out him since he signed for the membership.
The Frenchman’s absence by harm in path of the tip of the 2022/23 advertising and marketing marketing campaign was a key part of their collapse inside the title race with Manchester City.
04:03 PM GMT
Liverpool fast out the blocks
A win for Liverpool this afternoon would mark their second-best ever start to a Premier League advertising and marketing marketing campaign after 9 video video games.
The solely totally different time they’ve managed 24 or additional components at that stage of a season was in 2019-20, after they closing gained the title.
03:56 PM GMT
Last journey
Arsenal had been overwhelmed 2-0 of their go to to Bournemouth of their closing Premier League outing as William Saliba picked up their third purple card of the season for bringing down Evanilson who appeared in on intention.
Ryan Christie opened the scoring for the hosts inside the second interval sooner than Justin Kluivert added a second from the penalty spot to inflict a major defeat in 16 video video games in all opponents’s for Mikel Arteta’s males.
Meanwhile, Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 at Anfield to return to the summit of the Premier League.
Mohammed Salah gave Liverpool the lead via a penalty inside the opening interval. Nicholas Jackson equalised for the visitors after the interval nevertheless Curtis Jones quickly restored Liverpool’s end in make it seven wins from eight for Arne Slot’s males.
03:50 PM GMT
Havertz’s home-comforts
Kai Havertz is attempting to ranking in his sixth successive Premier League home look and switch into the one Arsenal participant to comprehend the feat since Thierry Henry, who managed it on two occasions.
03:46 PM GMT
Liverpool’s defensive solidity
Liverpool have conceded the fewest targets of any Premier League side season having let in merely three of their opening eight video video games.
They even have the underside xG in direction of with 6.2 and on the current price they’re going, they’re on track to interrupt the report set by Chelsea of conceding merely 15 all through your full season. A go to to the Emirates would possibly do some harm to that particular person objective.
03:38 PM GMT
Liverpool’s largest away test this season
Liverpool have gained all six of their away matches in all competitions this season, along with video video games away at Manchester United, AC Milan and RB Leipzig. This is definitely their largest test of the advertising and marketing marketing campaign so far, though, and it’ll doubtless be fascinating to see what variety of tactical changes Arne Slot makes in an effort to counteract Arsenal’s attacking menace.
Will Liverpool change their type or mannequin? Will they be additional cautious? Under Klopp, it may not have occurred. We’ll know in a short time if Slot is completely totally different.
03:37 PM GMT
Liverpool can deal with Arsenal’s darkish arts, insists Arne Slot
By Gideon Brooks
Arne Slot says his Liverpool side have the experience of their ranks to cope with Arsenal’s rising mastery of the darkish arts of sport administration. Mikel Arteta’s crew have been accused of rising a additional cynical and pragmatic streak to get them by troublesome match situations.
Manchester City criticised Arsenal for pushing the boundaries with time-wasting, tactical fouls and feigning harm when their 10 males held out for a draw on the Etihad in September inside the largest sport of the season so far.
Three purple enjoying playing cards in merely eight video video games this season, higher than another top-flight membership, moreover suggests the occasion of a more durable, additional cynical side to their sport. Slot is under no illusions how troublesome a proposition Arsenal may be this afternoon nevertheless, for all that he hottest to deal with the hazard Arsenal present with the ball at their ft, he warned his side would possibly cope with themselves along with anyone if it’s going to get niggly.
“If I look at Arsenal it doesn’t even come to my mind about tactical fouls or dark arts, it only comes to my mind how well they play,” talked about the Liverpool boss.
“It’s your phrases that they’re implementing these ways, however the one factor I do know is that my gamers are skilled and so they know tips on how to deal with sure conditions.
“I am not using the words streetwise, I am using the word experienced and you have to cope if the other team is better than you. It’s how you react in those moments.”
03:30 PM GMT
Sam Dean on the significance of Timber’s first start in three weeks
Much of the pre-match focus has understandably been on the well being of Bukayo Saka, who has been deemed ready to start for Arsenal this afternoon, nevertheless it may be argued that the inclusion of Jurrien Timber is rather more essential for Mikel Arteta’s hopes of victory.
Timber has not carried out since October 1st and it appears like he’s coming straight into the crew at left-back, the place his exercise will in all probability be to deal with Mohamed Salah. His availability is a big improve for Arsenal, as the other decisions in that place weren’t notably encouraging.
Oleksandr Zinchenko, for example, has struggled badly in direction of Salah beforehand. Jakub Kiwior is additional of a centre-back. And Myles Lewis-Skelly is solely 18 years outdated. Timber is considerably greater suited to this particular downside than these three.
03:29 PM GMT
More Liverpool data from earlier this week
Liverpool have launched the departure of their extraordinarily rated director of scouting and recruitment Dave Fallows as part of the continued restructure in soccer operations.
Fallows educated the membership a variety of months prior to now of his intention to surrender Anfield, nevertheless remained for a transitional interval under sporting director Richard Hughes. There isn’t any indication at this stage he has fast plans to hitch one different membership.
His duties are vulnerable to be absorbed by present staff. It ends Fallows’ 12 yr affiliation with the membership when he was a key member of a recruitment crew hailed for its success in executing the FSG swap protection.
FSG’s CEO of soccer, Michael Edwards – who labored alongside by all the membership’s fundamental success, talked about: “Dave has been a trusted colleague for over 10 years and an in depth pal for twenty years.
“I respect his decision and wish him nothing but success with whatever he does next. He and his family will always be welcome at our club after the contribution he has made. We will miss him.”
Fallows joined Liverpool in 2012. He beforehand labored for Manchester City, Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers.
03:28 PM GMT
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03:26 PM GMT
Arne Slot urges Liverpool to make assertion at Arsenal in title race
Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot wishes to reverse his membership’s downward improvement of away outcomes at title and excessive 4 rivals with a press launch win at Arsenal this Sunday.
Slot is conscious of how consequential victory on the Emirates may be for Premier League hopes, with Liverpool failing to defeat Arsenal or Manchester City closing season. Wins in these fixtures would have seen Liverpool finish excessive.
“If you look at Arsenal last season, I think it was seven points between Arsenal and Liverpool,” talked about Slot.
“The dwelling sport was a one-one, the away sport Arsenal gained. So if we might change the outcomes, which we are able to’t, to 2 wins for Liverpool that may have made a distinction between the 2 groups.
“So that’s why if you play your competitor, those games are vital, just like all the others, but maybe these ones even a bit more.”
Liverpool’s broader report in direction of the rest of the usual ‘big six’ – City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur – underlines the place Slot’s side ought to improve on 2023-24.
When Jurgen Klopp led Liverpool to the title in 2019-20, Liverpool collected 22 components from a attainable 30 in direction of these opponents.
They have gained progressively fewer inside the 4 years since, taking 20, 18, 15 and 12 components respectively.
Parallel to that, Arsenal have flip into excessive performers in direction of stellar opposition, taking 19 and 22 components inside the closing two seasons – the latter seven higher than any inside that group of six.
So far, Liverpool have already overwhelmed Manchester United and Chelsea this season
“It’s too simple to say if you win those games the league table would have been different,” talked about Slot.
“Those are the hardest games to win, so you need a certain quality to win those games and if you have that quality then you can compete for the league, in my opinion.”
03:20 PM GMT
The teams are in
Arsenal
Starting XI: Raya; Partey, White, Gabriel, Timber; Saka, Rice, Merino, Martinelli; Havertz, Trossard
Substitutes: Neto, Zinchenko, Kiwior, Nichols, Myles-Skelly, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Sterling, Jesus.
Liverpool
Starting XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Nunez, Diaz
Substitutes: Jaros, Davies, Gomez, Endo, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Tsimikas, Quansah, Morton
03:08 PM GMT
An monumental sport in any season, nevertheless notably this one
Good afternoon and welcome to dwell safety of Arsenal v Liverpool inside the Premier League as Arne Slot’s side look to return to excessive spot inside the division. Despite coming merely 9 video video games into the advertising and marketing marketing campaign, this battle between closing season’s second and third-best sides already feels important on this yr’s title race. Defeat this afternoon for Mikel Arteta’s side would see them fall seven components behind Liverpool, who would in flip leapfrog Manchester City in a return to the summit.
Slot has managed to ship a remarkably seamless transition after taking over from Jürgen Klopp with Liverpool worthwhile seven of their eight Premier League video video games so far this season. Much was talked about about their comparatively easy opening fixture guidelines nevertheless their 2-1 win in direction of a resurgent Chelsea side at Anfield closing weekend answered quite a few questions over their readiness to go the hole this time spherical.
It has been an an identical story in Europe for Liverpool, with their 1-0 win away at RB Leipzig on Tuesday extending their good start to the Uefa Champions League to a couple video video games. Arsenal moreover produced a 1-0 win in midweek, with a home victory over Shakhtar Donetsk, which took them to seven components from their opening three ties in Europe’s elite opponents.
It has been a lot much less easy inside the league for Arteta’s side, who’ve been shaken up by accidents and suspensions so far this advertising and marketing marketing campaign. William Saliba’s purple card inside the 2-0 defeat away to Bournemouth closing weekend was Arsenal’s third dismissal of the season. This finish outcome delivered to an end an unbeaten run of 16 video video games in all competitions and marked the third occasion via which they’ve dropped components this season – not so coincidentally aligning with the video video games they’ve seen purple.
Arsenal’s absentees are vulnerable to play a key subject this afternoon with Martin Odegaard remaining sidelined and it becoming an growing variety of evident as a result of the stay up for his return goes on of his significance to the crew. Bukayo Saka’s newest hamstring harm has compounded Arsenal’s points in assault whereas their defence is out of the blue presenting Arteta with a variety of dilemmas too. Saliba is suspended whereas Riccardo Calafiori is current course of assessments on a knee harm and Jurrien Timber’s availability was “very uncertain” coming into this weekend.
