Arsenal vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Saka wins huge five-goal thriller
Arsenal 3-2 Liverpool: Saka’s late penalty moves Gunners top after visitors had twice equalised
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table as Bukayo Saka’s late penalty earned them a vital win over Liverpool, whose struggles continued.
Arsenal made the perfect start as they took the lead after just 58 seconds, with Gabriel Martinelli finishing their first attack following a clever pass from Martin Odegaard.
But Liverpool responded well and were the better side as they found the equaliser through Darwin Nunez, only for Jurgen Klopp’s side to concede on the counter-attack on the stroke of half time as Bukayo Saka finished off a move at the back post.
Roberto Firmino’s excellent finish moved Liverpool level once again but Saka’s late penalty - awarded for a foul on Gabriel Jesus and after some chaotic defending - sealed a huge win as Mikel Arteta’s side hung on for a statement victory at the Emirates.
Reaction from Arsenal vs Liverpool below, with Everton vs Manchester United to follow:
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
63 min: Anthony Gordon crunches through the back of Bruno Fernandes and gets a booking for it. That’s his fifth yellow card of the season, and he will be suspended for one game as a result. Eriksen’s delivery from the free-kick almost finds Martinez but the defender misses the crucial touch by a few inches.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
61 min: Iwobi fires a volley across the box but none of his teammates can quite get anything on it and the ball bobbles all the way through for a goal-kick.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
58 min: For the second time tonight, an offside Ronaldo intercepts a ball destined for an onside Bruno Fernandes in a better position. We are getting to see the good and the bad of Ronaldo tonight.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
56 min: Everton are probing a little now, without creating anything too threatening, and it will surely only be a matter of a few minutes before Lampard brings on some extra options.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
52 min: Everton attempt to counterattack through Iwobi down the right wing, but Shaw recovers superbly to pinch the ball and get United moving forwards once more.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
50 min: Antony is clattered by Onana after some poor control by the young Everton midfielder, who is booked.
Everton 1-2 Manchester United
48 min: Manchester United work another complicated corner routine similar to one they tried in the first half, passing the ball all the way around the area to the other side, but once again it comes to nothing much.
Kick-off! Everton 1-2 Manchester United
The second half is under way.
Cristiano Ronaldo brings up 700
Those 700 goals broken down:
Half-time: Everton 1-2 Manchester United
Alex Iwobi’s early curling strike got Goodison jumping but it’s been almost all United since then, with Antony and then history-making substitute Cristiano Ronaldo giving the visitors the lead at the break.
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