Liverpool’s lead at the top of the Premier League was cut to two points after a disappointing performance in north London, with United in second place for most of the game.Arsenal took the lead through Bukayo Saka after 14 minutes, England international Alisson reacting quickly to a loose ball after Kye had blocked Havertz’s initial effort.
Liverpool equalized in extra time in the first half when Arsenal’s defense crumbled as Gabriel poked home an own goal.Defensive errors continued in the second half as Liverpool put Arsenal back in front, Virgil van Dijk and Alisson combining for Gabriel Martinelli to drop an open goal to restore the home side’s lead.
Liverpool were unable to get back into the game despite Klopp’s substitution and Ibrahima Konate was sent off late on. Ten men were given a third goal when Leandro Trossard’s shot was caught by Van Dijk and Alisson. Klopp admitted his side “were not good enough” as Liverpool only had one shot on target. “Congratulations to Arsenal.
We were not good today. I would have liked to see the game at 1-1 more. I found a way to get into the game. There were no effective shots, but a score was registered. “We had a moment in the second half when we came into the game more and then we conceded a goal. Do not help. It just goes to show that boys are people too.
Today we are truly human. “They scored goals and were much better than us. We have to play better football. That’s for sure. Was it a red card? unbelievable. But despite that, we’re 2-1 down and have only one shot on target.
“Liverpool were without key names such as Mohamed Salah, Dominic Szoboslai and Wataru Endo, but Klopp refused to blame the team’s performance on players who were not included in the squad.”We will always miss them. Today is no different. What would we think if this match ended 1-1? “Because we got the second goal and if we had kept up with the changes we would have turned the game in our direction,” he told BBC Sport.
“We gave them all the momentum. We miss the players as always. We had the ball, but we didn’t have the end point. I found Trent on the wing, the ball flew and Arsenal were under pressure.”But I thought we took things slow in the first half to keep us in the game.
” Klopp unexpectedly left Darwin Nunes on the bench, raising questions about whether the decision was a mistake. “Maybe so, but I understand. I didn’t play enough football. We didn’t have enough involvement in the game and we wanted Trent to play more on the wing. Would I do it again? Yes.
