For the first time as a coach, Arteta bent the knee to Klopp, although there is little to reproach Arsenal, who had to endure the most overwhelming version of the current Premier champion. A sense of constant dominance from the attack, the danger and the occasions before which the Gunners could do nothing, in which Ceballos was a substitute and that little could contribute in the second half.
The duel, which will be repeated this Thursday at the Capital One Cup, will be full of morbidity, not only because of the 10 positives that the competition has announced in the last round of tests, but because both teams have the highest demands on their respective goals in the league .
Liverpool returned from the suffocating pressure and the domino returned capable of submitting any team in the world. The Reds gave a real display of physical power, despite the tight schedule, and luck alone could give them a setback that nobody expected. In the only bite that Arsenal could get in the first half, the only resignation in which they caught Klopp's, the counterattack ended with a very faulty clearance by Robertson for Lacazette to score on the half-lap. The Gunners, despite everything, have real dynamite upstairs.
But Liverpool scrambled, did not slow down, and it was Mané, after a shot by Salah that was deflected by Leno, who returned the equalizer to the scoreboard. The Senegalese, who was about to be sent off for a misplaced elbow when fighting for a ball, continues to embody the nerve of this team.
Quality, finesse and precision are embodied by Trent Alexander-Arnold, who hung a beautiful ball at the far post for Robertson to make it 2-1. Before, the Englishman had already sent a shot, reject included, to the crossbar.
In the second half, Liverpool would extend their advantage with both Diogo Jota, who made his debut as a net player and who took advantage of David Luiz's clearance to the edge of the area to nail a volley that sentenced the match.
Aston Villa beat Fulham, which is already bottom of the Premier
Aston Villa defeated a Fulham 3-0 on Monday, which adds three defeats in three games on its return to the Premier League and is already bottom of the table. The 'Villains' took the ascended duel in an uneven match in which they opened the scoring in the fourth minute with a good shot from Jack Grealish and in which Conor Houribane and Tyrone Mings completed the win.
Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez, in his second game with Aston Villa, kept a clean sheet for the second time in a row. With this triumph, Aston Villa rises to fourth place in the table momentarily, with two wins in two games (their first round match was suspended), while Fulham are positioned as relegation favorites this year. Those of Craven Cottage, who seem not to have learned from the mistakes that led them to lose the category in their last adventure in the Premier, are positioned last in the table, with zero points in three games and with three goals in favor and ten conceded .