‘Liverpool sends ominous message for title’: national media react to beat Arsenal

Liverpool kept the 100% start in their defense of the Premier League title when they came back to defeat Arsenal 3-1 at Anfield.

In his home debut, Diogo Jota capped the victory with his first goal for the club, but anyone who criticizes the display better hopes Jurgen Klopp won’t be within earshot after the Reds manager heard Roy Keane. use the word “sloppy”.

Away safely in the press box, here’s a rundown of what the national media did with Liverpool’s third win in as many games in the 2020/21 Premier League season.

Mind monsters show their bravery and responsibility

Martin Samuel, Daily Mail

When Jurgen Klopp talks about his mentality monsters, it immediately conjures up the image of the way his Liverpool team chases and stalks, the energy that he expels, the enormous effort that drags them down game after game, challenge after challenge.

However, it is even more than that, actually. Liverpool’s mindset also involves bravery and responsibility, so if a player makes a mistake, their instinct is to atone for it, not make excuses or blame.

That’s what Andrew Robertson did on Monday night. He was to blame for the first goal of the game, which put Arsenal completely ahead against the progress of the game; but he responded by scoring the second, which gave Liverpool a deserved lead in the 34th minute to which they did not yield.

There were only nine minutes between the two events and a total change in fortune – that’s mindset.

Secure control suggests that the title will not give away easily

David Maddock, Mirror

Liverpool delivered an ominous message of intent to their title rivals, with a show of controlled power at Anfield.

The champions produced an impressive salvo to counterattack after Arsenal had the audacity to take the lead in this clash at the top of the table, with two goals in six minutes of sustained aggression that kept their opening 100 percent to the new Bell.

It was winger Andy Robertson who showed the decisive influence, on both ends, with a calm finish to repair an earlier mistake that gave the visitors that surprising opening goal.

Diogo Jota, making his Anfield debut, made his first memorable appearance, confirming victory – and superiority – with a good finish at the end after a mistake by David Luiz.

In what was a relatively one-sided competition with the London club playing so deep with their required mining team, it was the confident control of Jurgen Klopp’s team that suggested that his title will not be easily relinquished.

That’s why Liverpool is champion, it’s in their hearts and minds

Henry Winter, The Times

It was the fury within Andrew Robertson as he worked overtime to repair a rare mistake. Sadio Mané was too fast, strong and determined for Héctor Bellerín and Dani Ceballos. It was Joe Gomez launching into a blocking challenge to stop Eddie Nketiah with the game won.

This is Liverpool. That is why they are champions. That is why they are deservedly favorites to win consecutive titles.

It is in their hearts, in their minds, in their absolute desire to win.

Industry and imagination, power and poetry: Liverpool does not give up

Jason Burt, Daily Telegraph

Stop pressing. Liverpool are not going to give in; He’s not going to give in, in fact, he’s not going to stop pushing.

The ‘mind monsters’ are even more determined and psychologically tougher than last season, as they overwhelmed Arsenal who arrived at Anfield fit, undefeated, organized and with a new belief under manager Mikel Arteta.

Arsenal even had the audacity to take a surprising lead, but nine minutes later they were left behind.

The fact that they remained in the game until the 88th minute, when Liverpool’s new £ 45 million signing Diogo Jota scored on his Premier League debut, was an indication of their undoubted progress.

But it’s also a sign of just how superior Liverpool is that Arsenal largely held on until then.

For periods this was just brilliant from Liverpool; a perfect combination of industry and imagination; of power and poetry.

Totally relentless, Liverpool suffocated Arsenal

Melissa Reddy, The Independent

Remember those days when Arsenal used to roll at Anfield and ceremonially capsize?

Liverpool players will have been longing for that era in the opening minutes, before Mikel Arteta, when goals were guaranteed, gifted by the defense with holograms, and they could eliminate their opponents at will, with ease.

The champions of England finally did what they do, winning broadly at Anfield to extend their unbeaten streak on the field to 61 games.

But it was different, it was exhausting and required them to be absolutely relentless on and off possession, suffocating visitors with the press and filling them with offensive attacks. Not that the Merseysiders care about that.

Coming from behind but there was really little fear for the champions

Paul Wilson, the Guardian

Liverpool managed three wins out of three to join Leicester and Everton at the top of the table after coming back to beat Arsenal, consigning Mikel Arteta’s side to their first loss of the season.

Coming from behind makes it look like Arsenal gave the defending champs a scare in this game, when in reality they were barely in it.

The visitors took advantage of a defensive error to take the lead, although instead of looking like the first visiting team to win at Anfield in 60 attempts, they quickly began to look like a team that laments its recklessness by forcing Liverpool to play with a little more urgency.

Another rival sent, the champions plan to go nowhere

Neil Squires, the express

“Liverpool FC – Champions Again” reads from the giant banner that stretches across the top tier of Sir Kenny Dalglish’s grandstand at Anfield. That can be read in two ways, either as a celebration of scratching the 30-year-old itch or as a prediction for this season.

In three games, and with two of their main rivals sent out in successive games, there is no evidence Liverpool plan to go anywhere.

After the smoking jacket and cigar ended last season with the Premier League in the bag, they have started this season with three wins out of three with new signing Diogo Jota marking his Anfield debut with the goal that sealed the last win. over Arsenal three minutes away. once.

After eight of eight to start last season, they are up and running again.

Jota was bought for times like this

Chris McKenna, Daily Star

Andy Robertson went from villain to hero to help Liverpool remain unbeatable at home.

Kop’s defender’s howl gave Arsenal hope to be the first team to win at Anfield in the Premier League since April 2017.

It was his defensive calamity that gave Alexandre Lacazette the starter.

But, after a touch from Sadio Mane leveled him, the Scotsman provided a forward shot after he was found by teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold.

While the new Diogo Jota scored his first goal for the club after his £ 41 million move from the Wolves in his first Premier League appearance with the Reds.

Jota will have been bought for times like this, when Jurgen Klopp’s team needs something different to secure a win or complete a comeback.

And he delivered on a good finish at the end to ensure that the perfect start to the Reds’ campaign continued.

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