LIVERPOOL. Liverpool demolishes Arsenal 4-0 with goals of S. Mane (39′), D. Jota (52′), M. Salah (73′) and T. Minamino (77′). Liverpool was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver who had the assistance of Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Liverpool had a superior ball possession 63% while Arsenal was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Liverpool was was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Liverpool won the match​.

Liverpool shot 19 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal shot 5 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Liverpool received 3 yellow cards (Fabinho, S. Mane and J. Klopp). Talking about the opposition, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (M. Arteta).

Standings

After this match, Liverpool will have 25 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal will stay with 20 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Liverpool will host Southampton on the 27th of November with a 11-4 head to head in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Arsenal will host Newcastle United on the 27th of November with a 21-3 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jürgen Klopp decided to play with the following team: Alisson (7.4), Trent Alexander-Arnold (8.1), Joël Matip (7.2), Virgil van Dijk (7.1), Konstantinos Tsimikas (7.4), Thiago Alcântara (7.3), Fabinho (6.9), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (7.4), Mohamed Salah (7.1), Diogo Jota (6.8) and Sadio Mané (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Nathaniel Phillips, Tyler Morton (6.4), Owen Beck, Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konaté, Takumi Minamino (7.2), Caoimhin Kelleher, Kaide Gordon and Jordan Henderson (6.2).

Substitutions

Liverpool made 3 changes: D. Jota for T. Minamino (76′), A. Oxlade-Chamberlain for J. Henderson (76′) and T. Alcantara for T. Morton (84′).

Best player: Sadio Mané​

The player that probably impressed the most for Liverpool was Sadio Mané.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 31 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (6.6), Takehiro Tomiyasu (5.3), Benjamin White (6.2), Gabriel Magalhães (7.0), Nuno Tavares (6.2), Bukayo Saka (6.1), Thomas Partey (6.5), Albert Sambi Lokonga (6.6), Emile Smith Rowe (6.1), Alexandre Lacazette (7.2) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Rob Holding, Cédric Soares, Martin Ødegaard (6.2), Kieran Tierney, Nicolas Pépé, Bernd Leno, Mohamed Elneny (6.4), Gabriel Martinelli and Ainsley Maitland-Niles (6.4).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 3 changes: A. Lokonga for A. Maitland-Niles (53′), A. Lacazette for M. Odegaard (67′) and T. Partey for M. Elneny (84′).

Best player: Alexandre Lacazette​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Alexandre Lacazette.

His rating is (7.2) with 15 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Aston Villa – Brighton & Hove Albion – 2-0
• Burnley – Crystal Palace – 3-3
• Leicester City – Chelsea – 0-3
• Liverpool – Arsenal – 4-0
• Newcastle United – Brentford – 3-3
• Norwich City – Southampton – 2-1
• Watford – Manchester United – 4-1
• Wolverhampton Wanderers – West Ham United – 1-0