Liverpool FC 3-1 Arsenal LIVE! Latest news and reaction from Klopp vs Keane & Arteta to Premier League result

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Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal LIVE!

Premier League champions Liverpool maintained their perfect start to the season and ended Arsenal's unbeaten run as they came from behind to win 3-1 at Anfield.

Liverpool dominated the opening exchanges, but Alexandre Lacazette gave Arsenal the lead against the run of play following an Andy Robertson mistake.

However, Arsenal's advantage was short-lived: Sadio Mane equalised from close range, before Trent Alexander-Arnold set up Robertson to make amends and send Liverpool into half-time 2-1 ahead.

The match was delicately poised with Alisson Becker making a big save from Lacazette to deny Arsenal an equaliser - and Diogo Jota came off the bench to score on his Liverpool debut to seal a 3-1 win.

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Team news

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Keita, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane

Subs: Milner, Adrian, Jones, Minamino, Jota, Origi, Neco Williams

Arsenal: Leno, Holding, Luiz, Tierney, Bellerin, Elneny, Xhaka, Maitland-Niles, Willian, Lacazette, Aubameyang

Subs: Gabriel, Saka, Ceballos, Runarsson, Pepe, Nketiah, Kolasinac

Referee: Craig Pawson

How to watch

TV channel: The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Premier League and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.

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Liverpool team news

Starting XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Keita, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane

Subs: Adrian, Milner, Jones, Minamino, Jota, Origi, Neco Williams

28 September 2020

Klopp bullish over title hopes

Regarding Liverpool's title chances, Klopp said: "I don't know why we speak about winning the league after two matchdays.

"A lot of times it is an open race. Chelsea will be there 100 per cent, (Manchester) United, Arsenal, Tottenham - these teams will always be there.

"Then there are tough moments for us and others in a season and it is about how you react. The season is not a sprint it is a marathon and you have to go through a lot of different moments.

"I don't know who will win the league at the end of the season but I know a few teams will try and we will be one of them."

28 September 2020

Arteta wants substance and style

Mikel Arteta insists he is happy to take a pragmatic approach if it brings success to the Emirates Stadium.

"Sometimes it's what you want to do as a coach and sometimes it's what you are allowed to do with the levels of players and performance that top teams can do against you," he replied when asked about moving away from the previous approach.

"But we have to prepare the games, finding scenarios to win. I'm here to win. I'm here to find ways to do it. If I am proposing something very difficult that is exposing our team right now, I don't think I'm acting in the best favour of the club or the players.

"The players we have available can change our game plan. We have to be able to adapt. I think in football now one way doesn't work unless you are superior to the opponent all the time."

28 September 2020

Anfield fortress

Jurgen Klopp insists there is no "secret recipe" to Liverpool's incredible unbeaten home form.

The Reds are closing in on the club record of 63 home league wins, set between 1978-81 and the last time they were beaten at Anfield was when they lost 2-1 to Crystal Palace in April 2017.

"The only time I think about that number is when someone asks me about it and once I've answered the question I forget it immediately because I am absolutely not interested," he added.

"We did what we did. We try to win football games and we've done that at home in different circumstances, at nighttime, lunchtime, with supporters, without supporters.

"It is our home and we feel really well there but it is no secret recipe what we have - we never expect to lose but we don't expect to win.

"It is just we know we have to work and we want to deserve three points, that's what we want. That is it, pretty much."

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We are expecting full lineups in around an hour.

We will have expert analysis from David Lynch (Liverpool) and Simon Collings (Arsenal) tonight, so watch this space...

28 September 2020

How Arsenal could line up tonight...

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28 September 2020

Arsenal team news

Mikel Arteta's transformation of Arsenal faces one of its biggest tests tonight as the Gunners visit Anfield looking to end a run of more than eight years without a win at Liverpool.

Arteta was in the team the last time the north Londoners left Anfield with three points, and their run against big six sides away from home has been a huge barrier to success in recent years.

The former Arsenal captain has, however, beaten Liverpool in his two games against the Reds as Gunners manager, with a Premier League win during Project Restart and a penalty shootout victory in the Community Shield last month.

Arsenal have stuck with a back three shape this season as Arteta looks to close the gap on Manchester City and Liverpool this season.

With David Luiz having returned from a neck problem in the midweek Carabao Cup win over Leicester, he will be hoping to feature on Monday, while Arteta will be leaning on the experience of Willian to break an unwelcome record.

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How Liverpool could line up tonight...

Here's how we have the hosts should Alisson and Thiago not be deemed fit enough to start.

28 September 2020

Liverpool team news

Liverpool will be without captain Jordan Henderson for tonight's meeting with Arsenal.

The midfielder was forced off at half-time of the Reds’ win at Chelsea last weekend after feeling tightness in his thigh, with Thiago Alcantara making his bow from the bench as a result.

And Klopp has revealed that Henderson’s recovery has not moved quickly enough for him to be involved when the Gunners visit Merseyside early next week.

The same goes for Joel Matip, whose hamstring injury is likely to keep him out until after the next international break.

But there was better news at the back, with both Joe Gomez and Billy Koumetio returning to training on Friday after a brief lay-off.

ith Gomez only just back in training, Klopp may prefer to once again use Fabinho as a makeshift centre-back.

However, reports suggest Thiago could miss out on Monday along with first choice goalkeeper Alisson which could require Fabinho to shift back into midfield.

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