Gabriel Martinelli and Arsenal exposed Trent Alexander-Arnold. Everyone anticipated it, but not so effectively after 58 seconds. jbsoutar on a pulsating Arsenal victory against Liverpool.
There are 15 more conclusions from Arsenal v Liverpool to follow in due course, but one jumped out earlier than anyone could have expected at the Emirates. A lot of the pre-match talk was about Gabriel Martinelli against Trent Alexander-Arnold, and that battle didn’t disappoint. In fact, it only took 58 seconds to show why so many people were discussing it.
Despite the incredible start made by Arteta’s men, it was an opening 45 minutes in which Liverpool looked the better side and showed that they should not be underestimated despite a lacklustre start to the campaign. Darwin Nunez looked dangerous and was a constant pest to Aaron Ramsdale in goal and Gabriel in centre-half with his pressing.
Trent was somehow able to shake off what looked like a match-ending ankle injury after a follow-through from Martinelli, but he was unable to rise from the phoenix of the ashes to shut down the tricky 21-year-old. Martinelli sized up Jordan Henderson and Trent was in a decent position in between the Reds captain and Kostas Tsimikas before losing all discipline by trying to take matters into his own hands, assuming the man who always cuts in would not do just that. The Brazilian did and found Bukayo Saka lurking at the back post. The England star was at full stretch to poke home and give Arsenal a pretty undeserved lead going into the break.
Gomez came on and a similar pass for the first goal was played through to Martinelli, though the Liverpool defender dealt with him with a bit more brutality, emphasised by his shoulder barge by the touchline midway through the second half. The heavy-metal Reds never built on that equaliser, however. It was Saka who did, getting his third league goal of the season and second of the match, this time from the penalty spot after Thiago kicked Gabriel Jesus.
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