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Thiago Alcantara may have entered the field in this fight, but just before the match, the midfielder got injured and didn’t even get into the app. Arteta decided to release El Nenni, not Ceballos, from the first minutes – Danny was absent from the already wrinkled preseason training, his physical condition would hardly have been enough for the entire match against the reigning champion. The Spaniard appeared on the grass just half an hour before the final whistle. However, from the compositions to the case.
The meeting began according to the expected scenario: the pressure of the hosts was accentuated more, control of the projectile also remained with Liverpool. In the opening minutes Mane committed a rather harsh foul on Tierney, for which he received a well-deserved yellow card, after which he passed to Leno – Bernd had no trouble neutralizing the threat in the performance of dozens of Reds. Arsenal kept fighting back, but there was more and more space between the guest lines; for example, Liverpool could score after a great shot from TAA (powerful shot, rebound, crossbar).
Despite the firm pressure exerted by the hosts, it was the guests who surprised everyone and opened the scoring. The Gunners’ first sensible lunge on the counterattack paid dividends – Maitland-Niles fired, and Robertson didn’t have enough technical equipment to catch the ball, “thank you” to whom Andrew acted as Lacazette’s assistant (0: 1)… Naturally, Alexander had no offside position, because the sphere bounced off his opponent. The Frenchman scored in each of the first three rounds of the Premier League, the last time Olivier Giroud showed such a performance at the start (2013/14 season).
7 – Alexandre Lacazette is the first Arsenal player to score in the first three matchdays of a Premier League season since Olivier Giroud in 2013-14. Opportunist. pic.twitter.com/acoYv6nP5C
– OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 28, 2020
It is true that the happiness of the “gunners” did not last long: Salah could not pierce Leno, the projectile bounced in the hands of the German goalkeeper towards Mane, and Sadio took care of the empty door (1: 1)… In addition, the onslaught of the Merseysides was deservedly transformed into an advantage on the scoreboard. The TAA feed was not stopped by Bellerin and found Robertson, the Scotsman played in the best traditions of the forwards. and apologized to the partners for their mistake (2: 1).
From one side to the other ???? pic.twitter.com/oqV7jAgdJQ
– Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 28, 2020
The “reds” started the second part of the match with a crazy charge for the third goal against the rival. The guests withstood the onslaught of the hosts in the opening 15 minutes of time, after which they even had their own excellent opportunity to level the score: Lacazette failed to beat Alisson after Seballos’ excellent pass from the depths.
Manet showed incredible concentration and activity until his replacement: the Senegalese had many rebounds, two dangerous shots and a great contribution to the PPDA, an indicator of the intensity of the pressure in the second half. Overall, Liverpool’s medium-high blocking pressure is a big topic for a football thesis, in this match with Arsenal the hosts pushed the guests to the final whistle with little to no respite. All according to the first and main Klopp law: pressure is the best playmaker.
The fight smoothly approached its logical conclusion with the accompaniment of substitutions and yellow cards. Zhota got ten minutes plus four compensated minutes: it was the newcomer who replaced Mane and designed a pool shot in the left pocket after a “discount” with Louise’s head (3: 1)… The former Wolves player became the 13th player to score in his Premier League debut for Liverpool, while Klopp returned Artete’s last two losses. On Thursday, the teams will meet again, but within the framework of the English League Cup.
The points belong to Liverpool tonight.
???? 3-1 ⚪️ (FEET)#LIVARES
– Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 28, 2020
Submarine, 3rd round.
Stadium: Anfield (Liverpool)
Head judge: Craig Pouson (England)
Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal
Goals: Mane (28), Robertson (34), Zota (88) – Lacazette (25)
“Liverpool”: Alisson – Trent Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dyck, Robertson – Keita (Milner, 79), Fabinho, Veynaldum – Salah, Firmino (Minamino, 90 + 1), Manet (Jota, 80)
Arsenal: Leno – Holding, Louise, Tierney – Bellerin, El Nenni, Jaca (Sebalos, 60), Maitland Niles – Willian (Pepe, 68), Lacazette (Nketia, 73), Obameyang
Warnings: Mane (3), Trent Alexander-Arnold (49) – Bellerin (68), Seballos (72)
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