Liverpool locked horns with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium earlier today as they looked to secure a good result at home. The Reds made a poor start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the first minute when Gabriel Martinelli scored with a tidy finish. However, Darwin Nunez equalised for the Merseyside club in the 34th minute. Bukayo Saka ended up giving Arsenal the lead in the first half injury-time as Liverpool trailed 2-1 at half-time.
Roberto Firmino made an instant impact off the bench and scored with a good finish in the 53rd minute to make the scoreline level. However, Liverpool were unfortunate to concede a soft penalty which Saka converted from the spot in the 76th minute. The match ended with Jurgen Klopp’s men crashing to a poor 3-2 loss at North London.
Let’s take a look at how each Liverpool player performed during the match against the Gunners.
GK: Alisson Becker – 6.5/10
The Brazilian keeper made a few important saves at the back but ended up conceding three goals today.
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – 3/10
He was defensively non-existent but played a huge part in the lead-up to Nunez’s goal.
CB: Virgil Van Dijk – 5/10
The Dutch centre-back was far from convincing inside his half and struggled to organise his backline well throughout the contest.
CB: Joel Matip – 4/10
Matip was indecisive in and around his penalty area and produced an underwhelming display during the game.
LB: Kostas Tsimikas – 6/10
Tsimikas fought for a lot of loose balls and showed some fight even when things were not going for him.
CM: Thiago Alcantara – 6/10
The Spaniard controlled the flow of the game in patches but was guilty of conceding a soft penalty which ended up costing his team the result.
CM: Jordan Henderson – 6/10
Henderson failed to protect his backline but played some decent passes in the Arsenal half.
RW: Mohamed Salah – 5/10
Salah struggled to get himself involved in the final third and had a quiet game during his time on the field.
CAM: Diogo Jota – 6/10
The Portuguese striker made some good runs with the ball but never looked like he would score.
LW: Luis Diaz – 7/10
Diaz’s pace caused a lot of problems for the home side and picked up an assist for setting up Nunez’s goal.
ST: Darwin Nunez – 7/10
The Uruguay international was a real threat on the counter and had a very good first half. He scored Liverpool’s first equaliser but failed to get himself involved in the latter stages of the game.
Substitutes:
ST: Roberto Firmino – 7/10
Firmino kept his composure to score with a fine finish early in the second half.
RB: Joe Gomez – 6/10
He was solid when defending at the back.
CB: Ibrahima Konate – 5.5/10
Konate failed to keep things solid at the back.
CM: Fabinho – 5/10
He offered very little after coming off the bench.
CAM: Harvey Elliott – 6/10
Elliott failed to get into the flow of the game.
