Liverpool beat Arsenal 3-1 at home to start with three consecutive wins. In this game, Liverpool's new signing Jota made his debut, and he was given a substitute opportunity in the 80th minute of the second half. In the short amount of game time, Jota showed his abilities to the fullest and scored a goal for the team that sealed the victory. After the game, Klopp praised Jota and said that he had wanted to buy him 2-3 years ago.
From the second leg of the Premier League at the end of last season to the Community Shield at the beginning of the season, Liverpool have won two consecutive games against Arsenal, and at the pre-match press conference, Klopp shouted the slogan of "revenge". But in the game, it was Arsenal who scored first. Robertson's low-level mistakes gave Lacazette the chance to score. But then Liverpool dealt Arsenal a heavy blow, Salah beat Tierney, Mane and Robertson scored, and in the nine minutes after Arsenal's goal, the Reds completed a 2-1 comeback.
However, Liverpool, despite their advantage, were unable to score the third goal to seal the victory. Instead, Arsenal were given a couple of chances to score, but Lacazette's shot didn't feel good and failed to rewrite the score to 2-2. At the crucial moment, Klopp chose to make a substitution adjustment, he did not choose the old faces on the bench Origi and Takushi Minamino, but chose to trust the 45 million pound new signing Jota.
In the 80th minute, Jota came on as a substitute for Mane. After only 3 minutes on the pitch, Jota got a chance to shoot, but unfortunately his shot hit the side-netting and failed to score. In the 86th minute, Jota got another chance to shoot in the penalty area, but unfortunately his teammate Salah reached out and poked the ball away.
After missing two scoring opportunities, Jota seized the opportunity in the 87th minute. Alexander-Arnold's cross was not far from David Luiz's header, and Jota, who was standing on the line of the penalty area, did not hesitate this time. The Portuguese winger stopped the ball in his thigh and fired a low shot 18 metres out of goal to help the team seal the win. Jota rushed to his teammates excitedly after scoring the goal and cheered loudly.
After the game, Klopp praised Jota's performance at a press conference. He said: "I'm happy for Jota, he's really a top player. It's difficult to improve this team further, Jota has been on my reinforcement list for two or three years and now he's on the team. ”
As Klopp said, as a champion, it's really difficult to improve Liverpool. However, in the summer window this year, Liverpool's introduction of new signings such as Thiago and Jota has brought a new atmosphere to the team. The addition of these two men has made Liverpool's midfield more impeccable. In the first three rounds of the league, Liverpool won three consecutive games, which has been one step ahead of Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and other champions.