At 4:00 Beijing time on January 21, the second leg of the English League Cup semi-finals, Liverpool played away to Arsenal. Alexander-Arnold assisted twice, Diogo Jota made a difference in the first and second halves, Liverpool won the Gunners away from home, and the two-legged aggregate score was 2-0 to advance to the final, and will compete with Chelsea for the title, while Arsenal lost and lost, all four ahead of the game.
A week ago, Liverpool's home attack was fruitless, and Takushi Minamino did not score in the stoppage time stage, and the two sides played 0-0! In this campaign, Diogo Jota, Firmino and the 17-year-old gordon were paired with a trident, and Klopp was still quite calm.
In the 19th minute, Arnold counter-attacked the ball, Diogo Jota turned on the head-to-head mode, crossed the crotch of Ken Hirofuan, and got rid of the pull entanglement of the Japanese international, cutting a low shot inside the front of the penalty area, and playing arsenal 4 defenders, 1-0! Klopp re-enacted the passionate celebration, roaring angrily on the sidelines.
In the 78th minute, Martinelli slipped at his feet, Liverpool broke the ball and immediately launched a counterattack, Arnold's accurate long pass connected Toogo Jota, who single-handedly picked out the shot and staged a good second game. At first, the referee signaled dio-Jota to be offside, but after a VAR review, the decision was changed to seal the victory 2-0 for Liverpool.
The 25-year-old Diogo Jota is an Arsenal nemesis, having made five last moves with the Gunners, scoring four goals in four games and scoring five goals in total, and he is currently worth 60 million euros. While Salah and Mane were distracted by the Africa Cup of Nations, Diogo Jota picked up the forward girder.
Diogo Jota has help, and the 85 million-dollar Arnold is no less than enough, and has completed 14 direct assists so far this season, including 10 in the Premier League, 2 in the Champions League and 2 in the League Cup. In the 87th minute, Thomas fouled yellow, and 3 minutes later he fouled again, and was expelled after eating 2 yellow cards in a short period of time, and Arsenal lost and lost.
In the end, Liverpool won 2-0 and successfully advanced to the final of the League Cup, and will compete with Chelsea for the final title.
This 2-0 game allowed Liverpool to avenge their defeat in the quarter-finals of last season. It was also after the 15/16 season that Klopp once again led the team to the League Cup final. Since taking charge of Liverpool, Klopp has led Liverpool to the Premier League, Champions League, Club World Cup and European Super Cup, but has never won the League Cup, and this time it is expected to make up for the regrets.
Of course, Liverpool are currently 11 points behind Manchester City, there is little hope of winning the Premier League title, and the League Cup is indeed a good opportunity for them to win the title. As the saying goes, some people rejoice and some people are sad, and Liverpool's carnival means that Arsenal is tragic.
The 0-2 game was quite bitter for Arsenal, who were unable to beat Liverpool in six consecutive games. In terms of this season, Arsenal have met Liverpool three times, only 1 draw and 2 defeats, 0-4 defeats at the Premier League level, and the League Cup is 0-2 out of the league cup for two legs, both fronts have been hit hard by Liverpool.
Arsenal have no European assignments this season, with only 6th in the Premier League table, 21 points behind top Manchester City, with only a theoretical possibility left to win the title.
Now, Arsenal are out of the League Cup again, unfortunately missing the final, and Arteta has lost another title. Coupled with the previous FA Cup elimination, the four major were determined in advance.