ARSENAL – LIVERPOOL 4-1
This was the fight Liverpool did not have to lose, for yet to have a good chance at Champions League place, and the battle Arsenal should take points in order to remain at the top.
It ended not as Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers would.
– It was a game we needed to get us something from. It is a big disappointment, but we defended not good enough at crucial time in the fight, said Rodgers according to NTB.
– Straight from kick off we negative. We like to play forward, but we sat ourselves under pressure and the first ten minutes they had control.
He must now see that the possibilities to reach the Champions League fading.
– It will be very, very difficult now.
Forsvarsrot
Liverpool, who wanted to come back with a win after 1-2 loss to Manchester United in the previous round, was Martin Skrtel and Steven Gerrard, who were both out with quarantine.
And Liverpool looked to miss defense giant Skrtel. Already after five minutes it should been 1-0 to the home team when Kolo Touré misplaced ball just in front of his own goal. Aaron Ramsey intercepted the ball and scored, but Simon Mignolet in Arsenal cage saved magnificently. Santi Cazorla was millimeters from putting rebound into the net but there was Touré and got cleaned up our own fault with a tip.
imprecise Markovic
A quarter later it was Liverpool who should lead. Lazar Markovic was strung perfect through, but rather than exit even tried Serb to be selfless. Pass across to Raheem Sterling was too hard, and the blank box to Sterling see the ball go by.
Instead, it was the home team that took the lead by a young Spaniard after 37 minutes. Right back Héctor Bellerín (20) finished a good Arsenal attacks by turning the ball into the far corner from inside the box.
Fouls in goalkeeper corner
And then the game exploded. Three minutes later it was Mesut Özil turn. On beautiful view Curl German a free kick in the far corner. Despite that he was put in goalkeeper corner, unable to prevent Mignolet 2-0.
Just before the referee blew the break, Arsenal continued into its third goal on eight minutes. Ramsey struck Alexis Sanchez and Chilean feinted single away Touré before he hammered the ball up in nettaket from 17 meters.
Penalty reducer
10 minutes into the second half was the month plays in March, Olivier Giroud, very close to put on 4-0, but Mignolet reflexes were okay and beat warded the ball to a corner.
Shortly afterwards had the visitors a good chance at Emre Can, but Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina delivered a good life.
After 76 minutes, felled goalscorer Bellerín Sterling within the box, Liverpool got an obvious penalty. Captain Jordan Henderson struck an important reduction from eleven meter mark.
Red Can
However, it was difficult to turn the game when Can was expelled in the 85th minute. The defender fouled Arsenal Danny Welbeck and suffered his second yellow card for the day.
On overtime increased Giroud 4-1 when he knocked the ball in with his left foot, and the tip has thus scored in six games in a row .
Arsene Wenger and his Arsenal are in a very good period. London team has won the last seven league games. Last not ended with three points was against crosstown Tottenham on February 7, when it was 2-1 loss.
With the victory over Liverpool went Arsenal also past Manchester City on the table and is now in second place. City does have one game in hand and face Crystal Palace on Monday.– We were concentrated and clinical. If you look at the table, you see that the number of goals we’ve scored is not a coincidence, said Wenger.
– Takes one game at a time
Asked if Arsenal can now surprise everyone and win the series, responding Bellerín following, according to the BBC:
– There is no doubt very good for us now, but we’ll take one game at a time and just trying to do our best and take as many points as we can.
Liverpool look a top four place very tough now, but Captain Henderson has not given up hope.
– We just have to keep working hard and if we win our last game, so you never know what can happen.
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