With a very convincing performance thrones unbeaten Liverpool, masterful on the top of the Premier League nine points ahead of deuce Tottenham. The victory was the rødkleddes ninth in a row.
It as early foul out for the hosts. Arsenal went up in the lead after ten minutes, but Liverpool turned on reed and knocked in all four goals before the break.
Firmino was the major player with three goals, and together with Sadio Mané and Shelah gave the not before it got all 5-1.
Liverpool-coach Jürgen Klopp was the illustrious satisfied with the team’s performance.
We were really good and did exactly what we wanted. The response to Arsenals goal was world class. 5-1 against Arsenal doesn’t happen too often, so I’m very happy with the players, he said to the BBC.
Also central defender Virgil van Dijk smiled wide.
It was unfortunate that we got into a goal, but we reacted as we should, and I think we deserved it today, he said to BT Sport after the match.
– It is a wonderful time to be a Liverpool player, he continued.
Målkalas
Even if the home team opened the healthiest, it was Arsenal who got paid off first. The guests won the ball after a weak Liverpool-oppspill. After a nice veggspill got Alex Iwobi back the ball on the corner of the 16-yard dashes. He pitched in between the defence and the keeper, and in the back bar stormed Ainsley Maitland-Niles against goals. 21-year-old slipped easily into the lead.
the Joy would be short-lived for bortefansen, for barely three minutes later, unscrewed Liverpool on the turbocharger on a counter. Firmino stormed forward, played to the Salah, and after that the ball was stopped by three Arsenal players hit it in the legs on Firmino, as a single dotted the clearing.
Half minute later, Firmino a gift when Arsenals Lucas Torreira lost the ball on his own half. Brasilianeren went with the ball, rounded two Arsenal defenders and sent in his second goal of the evening to the side of the keeper.
Hattrick-hero
3-1 came after a cleared Liverpool corner. From the midfield, beat Andy Robertson a lovely long pass to Salah who was on his way into the straffefeltet. At the first touch played the little artist the ball in to Mané, who was given a straightforward task to score.
Just before the break provided Salah a penalty, which he himself hammered in over Bernd Leno in the Arsenal cage. Date sent egypteren tied with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Tottenhams Harry Kane on toppscorerlista with 13 goals.
In another place got Firmino the pleasure of noting for his first hattrick in the Premier League when he put a penalty 25 minutes before the end.
With the 1-5 loss is Arsenal still without a win against Liverpool in the series since april 2015.
Manchester City can reduce Liverpool’s lead to seven points with victory over Southampton on Sunday. The Arsenal is located on the 5.-the space on the table, 16 points behind ligalederen.
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