Arsenal, who upgraded the squad in the offseason, once occupied the top position in the Premier League standings this season, but starting from the strong dialogue with Liverpool, the Gunners have only achieved 1 draw and 2 losses in the last three rounds of the league, and instantly fell out of the first group of the championship, and it is very unlikely that Liverpool and Manchester City, who are in front of them, will make mistakes at the same time, which also makes the cup the last hope for Arsenal to avoid the end of the seasonAfter the game started, Arsenal created a lot of good attacking opportunities, but Havertz and Saka were wasting good opportunities throughout the game, and at the last moment, Kiweior sent an own gift, and Dias sealed the win in stoppage time, allowing Liverpool to win 2-0 away and advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup!
Both teams opted for a 4-3-3 formation for the game, with Aaron Ramsdale coming on as the starting goalkeeper, Kiweior, Gabriel, Saliba and Ben White at the back, Jorginho, Rice and Odegaard forming a midfield three, with Kai Havertz in the middle and Nelson and Bukayo Saka on the left and right.
For Liverpool, Alisson started and became the team's last line of defence, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Konate in front of him, Kuanza and Gomez, and Elliott partnering McAllister and Jones in midfield, with Gakpo, Nunez and Dias up front.
After the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Arsenal suppressed Liverpool with home advantage, and almost rewrote the score in the third minute, Ramsdale opened up the back to find Nelson accurately, who failed to hit the target from a tight angle after passing Alisson, and in the 11th minute Arsenal made a comeback, after stealing Gomez in front, launched an attack, and after the first shot was blocked, Odegaard had a chance to make up for it, but his shot hit the crossbar.
Without Salah, Liverpool's creativity in attack dropped significantly, but before half-time, it was Prince Alexander-Arnold who had a dangerous shot on goal, Gakpo drove the ball up front and distributed the ball to Trent Alexander-Arnold, who also hit the crossbar with a powerful shot.
Arsenal were still the more attacking threat when they returned to the pitch, and in the 58th minute, Kai Havertz's low cross from the left was met by Gabriel, who was in front of goal, but Gabriel, who was outflanked in front of goal, was unable to grab the first point to complete the header, and the outflanked Saka twisted his body to complete the shot, but could not hit the woodwork.
In the 77th minute, Liverpool completed a successful defense, quickly pushed the counterattack, Dias completed a high-quality small-angle burst in the Arsenal penalty area, but Ramsdale bravely saved the ball from the bottom line, and then after Liverpool's corner kick, Jota's header was rejected by the crossbar, and Liverpool, which was already on the rise, finally broke the deadlock in the 80th minute, Alexander-Arnold's free kick cross from the left, resulting in an oolong from Quiwei Orr, Liverpool took a 1-0 lead, and Dias bombarded the goal in stoppage time to set the score at 2-0！
With Arsenal out of the third round of the FA Cup, it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to avoid a big four this season, and Liverpool have once again proved their competitiveness by beating the Gunners away without Salah, and we hope that Liverpool can maintain this momentum in the Premier League before the return of the Egyptian pharaohs, and strive to be able to stay at the top of the table when Salah returns!