Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happened

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The fans can see there’s so much improvement already in recent weeks, they work their socks off, which is the bare minimum, especially at Liverpool, and what they need is results.“Not forceful or violent” was VAR’s verdict on Madueke’s little nodlet on Mac Allister. Opta have just decided that Barcola shot does’t count as one, so they went 96 minutes at home without mustering one; they had the Mac Allister header over the bar and Wirtz’s free-kick that hit the bar, but pretty much nothing else.Or, put another way, Iraola has work to do – but they won’t play teams who defend like Arsenal every week.FULL TIME: Liverpool 0-1 ArsenalArsenal win at Anfield for the first time since September 2012; Mikel Arteta wins at Arsenal for the first time in his managerial career.

Liverpool still haven’t had a shot on target which tells you plenty about Arsenal’s defending – and their lack of slickness when it really counts.75 min Ngumoha conjures space down the right but can’t quite find a gap big enough to sneak through. They love the conflict and confrontation, expect themselves to repel attacks, and do anything to back each other up.67 min It’s time: Ngumoha replaces Gakpo.66 min Barcola teleports down the left, crosses low, and Wirtz’s touch is poor then, when Madueke carries clear, Kerkez trips him and is booked.63 min It’s a while since Liverpool created a proper a chance, and the crowd try to get them going.

Arsenal aren’t close to Guardiola’s City, Klopp’s Liverpool, Mourinho’s Chelsea or Fergie’s two Champions League winners.51 min We’ve carried on where we left off, Liverpool again peppering the Arsenal box with crosses, again to little avail. Nevertheless, those are the kind of moves Liverpool need to construct, one-touch passing against which Arsenal’s defence can’t set.49 min Thinking again about Jasper’s email, the point with Isak isn’t so much about him taking a dive, but making enough of a confident fuss to make sure VAR take a serious look.48 min Araujo, of whom we’ve seen relatively little, crosses, but the various attackers are on their heels.