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:
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
32 mins: There’s a slight mood shift in the Emirates. Liverpool are growing into this and Klopp’s team stay calm as they play out of the Arsenal press. Ramsdale is then hurried into a clearance after coming under pressure from Nunez.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
31 mins: And now a glimpse at goal for Salah. He skips inside and out of Tomiyasu but the shot from a tough position is scuffed wide of the near post.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
29 mins: SAVE! Better again from Liverpool. Nunez makes the run again out to the right, this time a bit wider. He fires a cross into the middle where Diaz was threatening. Saliba cuts it out but Ramsdale is forced into the stop to keep it out.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
27 mins: Incredible footwork from Jesus, who manages to skip and dance in the box to work a yard off space. The shot is scuffed, though, and straight at Alisson at the front post.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
25 mins: SAVE! Liverpool threaten out of nowhere. Salah feeds Nunez down the inside right channel. The striker made the diagonal run off Saliba and gets the shot away quickly - but it’s straight at Ramsdale from the angle. Arsenal clear after Ramsdale beats it away.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
23 mins: Hang on, though. Alexander-Arnold is staying on. It looked bad, but it doesn’t seem as if there’s been any injury to the ankle.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
22 mins: This is a troubling sight for Liverpool fans, and potentially for England ahead of the World Cup. As Martinelli’s foot came down following the cross, it comes down on Alexander-Arnold’s ankle, which seems to bend awkwardly.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
21 mins: Liverpool lose possession cheaply and suddenly Saka springs forward before playing it wide to Martinelli. The forward stands up Alexander-Arnold in the box, before the cross goes through the box.
Oh no... Alexander-Arnold has stayed down.
Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool
18 mins: Diaz turns White wonderfully on the halfway line but again Liverpool’s attack is slowed down. Diaz looked to switch the ball to Salah, while Nunez looked to run down the channel.
In contrast, Arsenal are flying every time they go forward.
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