3-1! Sending super gifts to each other, Arsenal avenges Liverpool at home, and Manchester City reaps the benefits

Since Jurgen Klopp's departure at the end of the season, Liverpool have gone to-to-head in the Carabao Cup, FA Cup and Premier League, and after a 4-1 thrashing of Chelsea in the last round, the Reds have managed to shake off Manchester City and retain their position at the top of the list. After a few days of adjustments, Liverpool are once again in a tough game to take on Arsenal away from home, who are also eyeing the Premier League title. The two sides have met twice this season, with Liverpool holding the upper hand with one win and one draw. The two sides exchanged super mistakes, Martinelli smiled and Leandro Trossard scored in stoppage time, and Arsenal beat Liverpool 3-1 to end the opponent's four-game winning streak in the league.

At the Emirates Stadium, Arteta will naturally aim to take all three points, with Kai Havertz playing as a central striker in a 4-3-3 system, Bukayo Saka and Martinelli on either side, and Jorginho, Rice and Odegaard forming a midfield triangle. Jurgen Klopp also came up 4-3-3, with Luis Dias, Gakpo and Jota linking up for the trident, with Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold leading the defence and Nunez on the bench.

As the referee blew the whistle, the two teams opened up to attack. In the 10th minute, Raya launched a counterattack with a hand-tossed ball, Martinelli ran long distances with the ball, used his speed to break through Konate and then crossed the bottom, and Saka followed up with a Yuyue header. In the 13th minute, McAllister made a direct pass from the middle to tear apart Arsenal's defence, and Gakpo volleyed into the far corner from the edge of the penalty area and grazed the post out of bounds.

Arsenal broke the deadlock immediately: Odegaard's through ball instigated a counter-attack, Kai Havertz drove the ball into the box, and his one-on-one effort was saved by Alisson, before Bukayo Saka slotted home to make it 1-0.

Liverpool, who were behind, were clearly a little flustered, and in the 21st minute, Alexander-Arnold's pass at the back was broken, Havertz broke the ball and knocked it sideways, Odegaard followed up and pushed, and Van Dijk responded with a key block. In the 38th minute, Jorginho crossed the ball from the edge of the penalty area, Konate headed the ball and did not go far, Gabriel stopped the second point, and the ball burst was confiscated by Alisson.

A minute later, Arsenal's cross from the right was in chaos in front of Liverpool, Rice's shot from outside the box was blocked, and Havertz volleyed in and was saved by Alisson again. Arsenal were also punished for missing chances in the middle of stoppage time, Hrafenberg picked up a cross into the box, Saliba was slow to clear, Luis Dias squeezed the inverted triangle pass from behind, hit Gabriel's hand and deflected into the net, VAR signaled that the goal was valid, and Liverpool equalized with the whistle.

After returning to the pitch, Liverpool was in full swing. In the 46th minute, McAllister shot a cold arrow from 25 meters out and grazed the post slightly off. Three minutes later, Jota and Luis Díaz played the ball in quick succession, and Jones flashed an angled shot into the far corner, but it was still a little wide.

Liverpool were clearly on the run for the three points, with Jurgen Klopp making a series of substitutions in the 58th minute, with Robertson, Elliott and Nunez coming off the bench. In the 64th minute, Kai Havertz broke down the left and was brought to the ground by McAllister, but VAR opted for mercy and Liverpool escaped a penalty.

But three minutes later, Arsenal made a long pass at the back, and unexpectedly, Alisson collided with Van Dijk, Martinelli smiled and easily pushed the empty goal, and Arsenal led 2-1 again.

In the 77th minute, Liverpool had a good chance to equalize: Alexander-Arnold's corner cross was cleared, and McAllister's volley from outside the box was still grazed by the post and out of bounds.

In the 88th minute, Liverpool suffered another blow, Konate received a second yellow card for a tactical foul, and 10 people were left to fight, completely extinguishing Liverpool's hope of a counterattack. In the 93rd minute, Trossard rode alone and broke through Alisson's goal from a tight angle, and Arsenal sealed the victory 3-1.

Arsenal not only avenged last month's 2-0 defeat in the FA Cup, but also ended Liverpool's four-game winning streak in the Premier League. After this game, Arsenal overtook Manchester City and rose to second place in the standings. However, Manchester City are the real winners, as Arsenal have held Liverpool back, and the Blues are only five points behind the top of the table with two games in hand, and the initiative is back in their hands.