Arsenal beat Liverpool 3-2 – The single review of Premier League’s top game
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Arsenal beat Liverpool 3-2. The grades of all players in the top game of the Premier League.
Top game in the Premier League: Arsenal FC welcomed the Reds from Liverpool as leaders before the ninth matchday. Before the direct duel, the LFC was already eleven points behind the Gunners in ninth place. Accordingly, the team of coach Jürgen Klopp was under pressure.
But instead of getting closer to the top, the gap is widening. Arsenal’s 3-2 home win retook the lead over Man City, who provisionally passed them on Saturday. The Reds, on the other hand, remain in crisis mode.
Our colleagues from 90minUK followed the duel closely. The individual criticism of both teams.
Gates:
1-0 – Martinelli (1st minute)
1-1 – Darwin Nunez (34′)
2-1 v Saka (45+5)
2-2 – Firmino (53′)
3: 2 – Saka (76th, penalty kick)
Arsenal – individual review
TW: Aaron Ramsdale – 6/10 – Couldn’t do much about the two goals conceded.
RV: Ben White – 6/10 – Solid game from the right-back, although Liverpool mainly threatened from his side.
IV: William Saliba – 6/10 – Had a lot to do, especially as IV partner Gabriel wasn’t having his best day…
IV: Gabriel – 3/10 – Appeared very insecure the whole time and Liverpool finally took advantage of this.
LV: Takehiro Tomiyasu – 6/10 – Came into the team to stop Salah. In the end it worked, but that was also due to Salah’s degrees.
CM: Thomas Partey – 5/10 – Had trouble confining the bustling Thiago in his circles.
CM: Granit Xhaka – 6/10 – By his own standards this season, this was a somewhat disappointing game for the towering Xhaka.
RA: Bukayo Saka – 9/10 – The match winner with his brace!
OM: Martin Odegaard – 8/10 – Pulled the strings on the Gunners offense. Great job!
LA: Gabriel Martinelli – 9/10 – Sometimes a bit too playful, but with an outstanding performance. A goal and an assist are the proof.
MS: Gabriel Jesus – 7/10 – Often a little unhappy. But got the penalty for the winning goal.
Substitute:
Kieran Tierney (82nd minute for Odegaard)
Eddie Nketiah (90th for Jesus)
Fabio Vieira (90th for Saka)
All unrated
Liverpool – individual review
TW: Alisson – 6/10 – Was able to save a few times but couldn’t fix the loss in the end.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 3/10 – Out at the break with an ankle problem. Previously unlucky with the two Arsenal goals.
CB: Joel Matip – 5/10 – Out for Konate at the break. Not a particularly good evening for ex-Schalke.
CB: Virgil van Dijk – 4/10 – The defender failed to stabilize the Reds defence.
LB: Kostas Tsimikas – 6/10 – Had a good grip on Saka many times, but in the end he was still the match winner.
CM: Jordan Henderson – 4/10 – Poor performance by the captain.
CM: Thiago – 5/10 – Still the best in midfield in the first half. In half two but much weaker.
RM: Mohamed Salah – 4/10 – Missed some scoring chances. So far not the season of Mo Salah.
AM: Diogo Jota – 8/10 – Best Reds Player That Night. The Arsenal defense could hardly stop him.
LM: Luis Diaz – 7/10 – Diaz was also strong – until he had to pull out injured just before the break.
CF: Darwin Nunez – 8/10 – Busy and hard to keep up. Scored the 1:1.
Substitute:
Roberto Firmino (42nd for Diaz) – 8/10 – Firmino scored and was strong too.
Joe Gomez (46th for Alexander-Arnold) – 6/10 – Had a much better grip on Martinelli than Alexander-Arnold.
Ibrahima Konate (69th for Matip) – 5/10
Fabinho (69′ for Salah) – 5/10
Harvey Elliott (81st for Jota) – no rating
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