anfield one of the most storied venues anywhere in the football world i'm derek ray ready here
on the commentary position and alongside me is the former arsenal west ham and coventry
midfielder stuart robson and it's all about action from the premier league in this case
it is liverpool versus arsenal well derek we're looking forward to this
game you can't help but notice there are some great matchups all over the pitch
particularly in those central areas whichever team wins more of those battles will win the game
and this is how liverpool start the game alison begins in goal
andrew robertson starts with trent alexander arnold in the fullback positions
sadio mane starts with mohamed salah out why and leading the attack today is roberto firmino
and this is the arsenal starting 11. stands between the posts thomas parte starts with granit
xhaka in the center of the pitch and the starting striker today is pierre-emerick aubameyang
enjoy the game
and the game begins
andrew robertson
fabinho
alexander arnold
referees are rightly praised for giving advantage but when there is no advantage
it has to be a free kick well no card from the referee stuart
i think it's good refereeing he's just letting everybody know who's in charge here
understandably he wanted to give it a go but straight at the keeper
robertson filmino top class defending
strong play here chance to do damage
gabrielle he's going forward well here he's in control of the situation
martin erdogan
jones has it fabinho and it's a quality pass
alexander arnold committed challenge
martin erdogan they got away from zhaka
henderson oh the threat is there can they slot it home
manny giving it a try well a nearly moment just over the top
only saw the situation developing
granit xhaka
still on level terms moving the ball nicely and offside here
andrew robertson
it's with roberto firmino another decent position for liverpool to be in
mohamed salah now
well he's given us away and a chance for them to nudge in front and it wasn't taxing for the keeper
liverpool have given it away lovely ball over the top oh his eyes lit up thinking it
was about to be the opener well just the lack of composure he should score there
well there you have it liverpool have controlled most of the possession but
it's been a frustrating performance from them so far they just haven't had enough gal in the
final third it's all been a bit too predictable which has to change if they want to win this one
martin erdogan
aubameyang oh my goodness he's got that so well a goal of the highest class fantastic technique
well here's the replay and it's a really good bit of play watch how he turns his
marker and then has the composure to finish that's a top class goal
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liverpool get the ball moving again how will they react
jones has it fabinho
alexander arnold henderson has it well he has the measure of his opponent
good defending in the end and danger reverse it for now
kukai osaka
and that brings to an end the first half here at anfield
well i'm not quite sure what's happened to roberto firmino in this game certainly
well below his usual high standards yeah he struggled to get on the ball
in dangerous areas you can argue the service hasn't been good enough but i don't think his
movement has been dynamic as it normally is he certainly needs to improve here
with the lead going into this second half but no room for complacency
wanted to take it cleanly and did
shot attempted fine goalkeeping to push that away
you take it away he won the ball
fabinho and this is diogo jota now
salah
it's gone in beyond the goalkeeper and liverpool are level
we'll just take another look at this because the one two to get behind the defense is
superbly worked but there's still plenty for him to do under all sorts of pressure from the
defender he's just able to keep him at bay and finishes with a plum it's a great goal
so the ball is rolling again one all
fluency of movement well it was a good looking sequence but it comes to an end
money
ball is loose and relief as the keeper holds on
will he react so quickly doesn't he that's a great bit of work from him gabrielle
aubameyang
not showing good defensive judgment
diogo jota good visualization and execution and the flag raised offside it is
thomas
good work to win the ball back high up the pitch
how about the cross
untidy in possession
and into the last 20 minutes
henderson
and he's taking us away that's an effective cross
aimed at the back first into the next courtesy of tiago
well here it is again just look at the quality of the cross it's inch perfect
and then what a great finish as well good connection with the ball
leaving the keeper with little chance it's a great goal
what a big moment in the dying embers will it prove decisive here
oh lovely weighted ball they might be in well he couldn't keep himself
on side well he just delayed the pass didn't he that was a great opportunity
oh lovely ball well he moved into an illegal position well he had the
vision to pick out the through ball but he couldn't play it quite quickly enough
and they have possession again
ten minutes to go then until they have a goal in their future
they're giving it a go and you've got to keep the ball a bit better than that
well they haven't overcome all the difficulties that's a fairly easy save for any keeper to make
shots
disappointing pass
it has to be oh really good reflexes and danger reversing
well having been awarded the corner they'll no doubt look to put the issue beyond all doubts
substitution time as is
let's see about the delivery well it has come to nothing
thiago
henderson and he was in the right place to
intercept it might be perfectly set up for the counter attack you know
and it will be an arsenal free kick
well not hard to read that pass
time and the scoreline against arsenal but still the sound of the referee's
whistle this match is in the history books and it goes down as a liverpool victory
well derek they didn't dominate the game by any means today but overall
they had the better of the chances and just about deserve their win
well there are certain games that just appear to suit thiago down to the ground
and fair to say this is one such game stuart well he gave them a really hard time didn't he
his speed of thought was excellent and he took the winning goal so well he was brilliant today