LIVERPOOL delivered their finest performance of the season to put Arsenal to the sword on Monday night. It goes without saying that Arsenal gave a good account of themselves at Anfield, but the statistics don’t lie and Jurgen Klopp’s men were simply a class above their opponents.
Nevertheless, it was the Gunners who took the lead on Merseyside with Alexandre Lacazette scuffing a left-footed strike over Alisson Becker after Andrew Robertson’s defensive clanger.
If anything, however, it gave Liverpool the kick up the backside they needed and it only took them nine minutes to flip the game on its head thanks to goals from Sadio Mane and Robertson.
The moment that Arsenal fans will be kicking themselves about came after the break with Lacazette seeing a glorious one-on-one opportunity saved all-too easily by Alisson.
And it proved to be costly with Liverpool finally grabbing the goal to wrap up three
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