Liverpool the champions of the Premier League last season, managed to score a goal late at Anfield and take the hard 1-0 victory over Arsenal, thereby stopping the Gunners from winning the league and also stopping their run of six games without defeat in this fixture.
The game didn’t go well for the visitors from the beginning and William Saliba was forced off due to injury after less than five minutes. Even though there was a setback, Arsenal took the lead of the game in terms of chances when Noni Madueke got a fierce shot that Alisson Becker had to reach quickly to save. On the other hand, the home team also had chances but Liverpool did not take advantage of them as they failed to score before half time.
As expected, Arsenal’s main attacking weapon coming from set-plays (33 goals from corners since the start of last season) was successfully neutralized by a well-organized Liverpool defense. The Reds were starting to celebrate their goal from the moment Hugo Ekitike knocked a rebound pass into the net only for VAR to intervene, ruling it offside.
On the bench was the debut of the new signing Eberechi Eze for Arsenal but he was hardly able to influence the game before Dominik Szoboszlai made the decisive moment, curling a beautiful free-kick past Raya in the dying moments of the game.
The win causes Liverpool’s amazing scoring streak to extend to a record 37 consecutive league matches, keeping them at the top with a perfect start while Arsenal leaves empty-handed and trailing their title rivals.
