Mohamed Salah struck ten minutes from time to maintain Liverpool unbeaten away below Arne Slot with some extent at Arsenal in an absorbing Premier League encounter at Emirates Stadium.
Liverpool are some extent behind leaders Manchester Metropolis after equalising twice to remain 4 factors above the Gunners, who went forward via Bukayo Saka’s emphatic ninth-minute end on the England attacker’s return from harm.
Mo Salah finds the equaliser for Liverpool! 🔴 pic.twitter.com/d25GlFIwnK
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Virgil van Dijk nodded in 9 minutes later to deliver the guests degree and Mikel Merino – a £31.6 million signing in August – headed his first objective for Arsenal from Declan Rice’s free-kick to revive the hosts’ lead two minutes earlier than half-time.
Salah’s eighth objective of the season got here after Arsenal centre-back Gabriel departed injured, Liverpool’s main marksman scoring in opposition to a makeshift defence together with 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly on his flank.
Chaos at The Emirates 😲 pic.twitter.com/qgIOA6IK4Z
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Arsenal vs Liverpool: Captains chip in
Saka was absent when Arsenal suffered a shock 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth eight days earlier, their first league lack of the season coming with out their artistic inspiration who had contributed seven assists and three targets earlier than lacking three matches with a hamstring harm.
Given the captaincy whereas Martin Odegaard stays out, the fit-again Saka surged on to Ben White’s lengthy ball, dazzled Andy Robertson and thumped a beautiful end into the roof of the online to mark his comeback in model together with his fiftieth Premier League objective.
“I taught Bukayo that” 😅
Theo Walcott on that end 🤤 pic.twitter.com/WUISkt5kYQ
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That was by no means prone to be the ultimate objective of their contest in opposition to opponents on an eight-game successful run, and Luis Diaz flicked on Trent Alexander-Arnold’s nook to permit skipper Van Dijk to swiftly put his aspect again on phrases.
Merino’s aerial skill was one of many the reason why Mikel Arteta was intent on signing him from Actual Sociedad and the Spain midfielder confirmed why on the finish of a half Arsenal shaded.
An excellent response from Liverpool’s captain 🔴 pic.twitter.com/lNUemc1wwQ
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Saliba stats hang-out Arteta
Arteta may surprise if Arsenal would have held on had William Saliba not been suspended for the straight crimson card he acquired at Bournemouth.
Since Saliba’s arrival on the membership, their win proportion earlier than this recreation had been 74% when he was concerned and fewer than 46% when he didn’t function.
Mikel Merino scores his first Arsenal objective to place Arsenal again in entrance! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ttPJcyO6CJ
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When Salah scored, Arsenal’s again 4 had the unfamiliar line-up of Thomas Partey at right-back, Jakub Kiwior and Ben White within the center and Lewis-Skelly on the left, most popular to Oleksandr Zinchenko from the bench when Jurrien Timber was changed through the second half.
Arsenal will hope to have Saliba and Gabriel restored after they go to Newcastle of their subsequent Premier League recreation on Saturday (12.30pm GMT), whereas Liverpool host Brighton & Hove Albion on the identical day (3pm).
