Arsenal beat Liverpool and come out on top at Anfield

The offensive siege of Liverpool in the second half, with two shots on the woodwork, he was unstoppable on Saturday Arsenal They will take a point from Anfield and therefore continue to lead the Premier (1-1). The group of Jurgen Kloppat a point in the set of Mikel Artetaplaced 2nd thanks to goal difference, tied with Unai Emery’s Aston Villa (1-1 on Thursday against Sheffield United).

Arsenal’s performance at the start of the match was impeccable. Arteta’s team began to dominate at Anfield, pressing very high, getting in front of Alisson’s goal from the start. And does a good defensive job.

It didn’t take long for the Premier League runners-up to put a good start to the match on the scoreboard. Gabriel Magalhaes scored with a header after taking advantage of Martin Odegaard’s long ball. It was a strategic play by Arsenal to enable the defender. The game was reviewed by VAR and the referee awarded the goal. Gabriel was cleared by his teammates who were offside moments later. Alisson was stunned

Liverpool tried to change the panorama of the match. Salah fired into the side netting after good play from Gakpo, who Klopp picked as the starter ahead of Darwin Núñez. Previously, there was a controversial play, Odegaard’s hands claimed by Salah. The referee and the VAR are not considered necessary to review the game.

When things seemed most complicated for Liverpool, Trent Alexander-Arnold appeared with his pass and Mohamed Salah with his excellent goal to level the score. The Egyptian star won one-on-one against Zinchenko and has 12 goals in the Premier. Kostas Tsimikas retired with a shoulder injury and was replaced by Joe Gomez.

All in all, it was a match where the centre-backs of both teams shone in their own light. Van Dijk and Konaté on the ‘red’ side. Saliba and Gabriel on the ‘gunner’ side.

The first half ended 1-1 and in the second, Liverpool attacked and attacked looking for that goal that equaled the lead. Harvey Elliott and Alexander-Arnold (on a golden occasion, after a gallop by Salah) crashed the ball into the woodwork. The winger, on a post in the 71st minute. And the defender, on the crossbar in the 72nd minute.

The truth is that Arsenal defended themselves successfully, as they did throughout the match. The Gunners suffered, although they did not give up on several counterattacks in search of a second. But the Anfield scoreboard never moved again. The leader of the Premier continues to be Arsenal.