Impressive Liverpool sweep past Arsenal at Anfield

Arsenal lost to Liverpool 3-1 Saturday at Anfield, the first time it has been defeated by Liverpool twice in a season in 17 years.

Liverpool were struggling to match the intensity they had produced before the break, but Mane was producing plenty of moments of skill and flair, with one low cross forcing the visitors into some last-ditch defending. The match in India will be telecasted at 11 PM.

Arsene Wenger looked at his away trip to Liverpool, where there was a top four spot on the line.

“We had two weeks to prepare for the game”.

Providing Arsenal with an injection of fight and enterprise, Sanchez not only laid on the goal for Welbeck but also helped energise the rather hapless-looking Giroud, who headed against the bar early in the second half. It’s a new game (against Arsenal), a new 90 minutes to play, and this weekend it’ll be the only thing that matters.

There is now one point separating Liverpool from Arsenal in the league table as they occupy the fifth and sixth places respectively. Each game has been examined to death but the common factor is that Arsenal have lacked intensity and organisation against tough opponents.

Mark Lawrenson has predicted a win for old club Liverpool against Arsenal on Saturday evening, despite believing they are too weak mentally alongside not having a plan b.

Arsenal looked more capable than the first half but Liverpool responded well to conceding and could have extended their lead before eventually scoring a deserved third. I understand their need for one point in the survival battle and they just defended to make it hard for us. What was bad in the first half was the collective performance. “We were inconsistent. We can not ignore that”, Klopp added.

“We can not ignore the things that happen around us but I am 100% optimistic again when I think about the Arsenal game – but I can not say I am in exactly the same mood as the start of the season (when they beat the Gunners 4-3 on the opening day)”.

The Frenchman’s form has quickly seen him pop back onto the radar of Europe’s elite clubs and it is no surprise Liverpool have also taken notice of his performances. There will be no final Premier League title or a first Champions League title before retiring from the sport.

Asked whether the Spaniard, who has not featured since October, could play again this season, Wenger replied: “It’s possible”.