Arsenal beat Liverpool by 3-2 on Sunday in what was an extremely interesting contest, full of tempo and emotion, and not short of controversy either. There was plenty of good football to see, along with fighting spirit clearly visible in both sets of players.
Gabriel Martinelli broke the deadlock for the hosts after less than a minute, and Darwin Nunez silenced some of his critics with a 34th-minute equalizer. Bukayo Saka made sure Arsenal were ahead at the break after the 45 minutes had already gone, and Roberto Firmino, who had come off the bench to replace the injured Luis Diaz, set the score back level in the 53rd. However, Saka was on target for Arsenal again in the 75th, this time from the penalty spot.
Gunners attack in waves
After taking the early lead, Arsenal…