– Arsenal vs Liverpool was a seven goal thriller that saw Phil Coutinho score twice – The first half ended at 1 – 1 but Liverpool scored three immediately after the break – This is the first time Liverpool have won away to Arsenal in the past seven years Liverpool have defeated Arsenal at home for the first time in seven years following a 3 – 4 win in their opening game of the 2016/2017 Premier League season. Francis Coquelin tackles Roberto Firmino Walcott missed a penalty in the 28th minute but he scored one minute later from an Iwobi pass. Arsenal controlled the game and should have added a second when Ramsey’s volley was straight at Simon Mignolet in goal. Phil Coutinho scored a freekick on the stroke of half time to set up an intense second half. Coutinho celebrates his goal against Arsenal In the second half, Liverpool would score three in quick succession via Lallana’s volley from the right, Coutinho’s tap in from a Nathaniel Clyne cross and Mane’s wonderful solo goal. The Senegal international dribbled from the right and cut into his left foot, shooting past Cech in goal. Liverpool players celebrate a goal Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaced an injured Alex Iwobi and made it 2 – 4 when he shot from the left deflected past Mignolet. Calum Chambers made it 3 – 4 when he converted from Santi Carzola’s free-kick. The match was marred by various injuries as Aaron Ramsey, Iwobi, Coutinho were all substituted. Below is the LIVE update of the Premier League opener between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates stadium FT: Arsenal 3 – 4 Liverpool 90+ Liverpool break, and Origi rolls the ball across the area for Henderson, whose pot shot is deflected over. They have a corner, but Xhaka wrestles possession back 90′ FIVE minutes of extra time given 88′ Xhaka appears to be a no-nonsense acquisition; he sends Mané flying to end a counter-attack, and is rightly cautioned 87′ SUB: Youngster Kevin Stewart comes on for Wijnaldum 84′ SHOT!!! A wild shot by Firmino is just deflected wide…that almost wrong footed Cech 81′ Arsenal have been strangely reluctant to attack Moreno, but Bellerin gets forward to test the left-back, and finds a first-time cross that had Lovren heading nervously behind. Mignolet gets a fist to the corner, and another Xhaka goal eases the pressure 80′ Xhaka makes his mark with an agricultural challenge, ending the latest Arsenal attack 78′ SUB: Diviok Origi replaces Lallana 75′ GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!! Chambers converts from a Carzola free kick… Add that goal to the description below 73′ The match has gone like this; Walcott missed a penalty, he scores one minute later from an Iwobi pass, Coutinho scores a freekick on the stroke of half time. In the second half, Liverpool score three in quick succession via Lallana, Coutinho and Mane Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces an injured Iwobi and makes it 2 – 4 71′ Jordan Henderson goes injured and it looked like he would be the fourth player to be replaced because of injury this afternoon but he comes back to his feet 69′ SUB: Coutinho goes down injured after chasing a Firmino through ball, Emre Can replaces him 67′ SUB: Elneny off, Xhaka on 65′ GOOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! Substitute Oxlade-Chamberlain pulls one back The Englishman cuts in from the left the shoots…it deflects off Lovren and Mignolet could do nothing about it 63′ GOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!! Saido Mane makes it four after taking on three players…what a goal!!! The Senegal international dribblesfrom the right and cut into his left foot, shooting past Cech in goal 61′ Another injury!!! Ramsey goes down off the ball and he also cannot continue, Carzola replaces him 59′ INJURY!!! Alex Iwobi is down injured and he cannot continue, Oxlade-Chamberlain comes in his place 58′ SHOT!!! Firmino dribbles Chambers in some astonishing fashion (it was crazy how the Arsenal defender was turning) and crossed for Coutinho shot is saved by Cech..the rebound is blocked and its a freekick to the Gunners as Lallana is offside 56′ YELLOW CARD!!! Alex Iwobi is penalized for a foul on Mane 55′ GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!! Coutinho makes it three, he converts from Clyne’s cross from the right 53′ Liverpool are oozing confidence, and pushing Arsenal deeper with probing passes. Coutinho, more central than in the first half, has disrupted Coquelin and Elneny to great effect 50′ Liverpool in much more control of the game in this second half Coutinho sliced open the defence with an exceptional flicked through ball to Wijnaldum, who picks out Lallana in the middle. The England midfielder brings the ball down, cuts to the right of goal, and fires under Cech as he steps off his line 49′ GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! Lallana scores a very wonderful goal 47′ Moreno is still on, and was booked when giving away the penalty, Coquelin is also still on despite struggling with a knock 46′ Arsenal get us started in the second half HT: Arsenal 1 – 1 Liverpool (Theo Walcott/Coutinho) Walcott missed a penalty but redeemed himself 2 mins after, Alberto Moreno having a horrible game 45′ GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLL!!!! Coutinho equalizes via a free kick 44′ Lallana is dispossessed again in midfield, and Iwobi charges forward – and buys a free kick, going down under a non-existent Henderson challenge. Freekick is played out for a corner and the corner is headed wide bu Chambers 42′ Lallana gets to the byline but tries a back heel that finds nobody 41′ SHOT!!! A careless Chambers mistake – presenting the ball to Mané, who works it to Coutinho on the left of the area. His cut back to Wijnaldum is probably the wrong choice, and he can only fire a low shot that Cech saves with ease. 38′ Yellow card for Dejan Lovren for a foul on Alexis Sanchez who was going on a counter attack 37′ Moreno has had a dreadful start, with Coutinho now dropping back to help him get his bearings 36′ Yellow card Coquelin for a foul on Mane 35′ Arsenal defending well and attacking with purpose compared to Liverpool who are playing like they do not know each other 32′ Lallana is dispossessed by Coquelin, who sets up Iwobi. His angled pass finds Walcott and the English man converted from a tight angle 30′ GOOOOOAAALLLLL!!!! Theo Walcott scores…the English winger recovers from his early miss to score…again Moreno was out of position 29′ SAVED!!! Mignolet does well to dive to his right and punch away the penalty played by Theo Walcott 28′ PENALTY!!! Alberto Moreno is penalized for foul on Walcott, that was a really wild challenge 27′ YELLOW CARD: Adam Lallana is shown a yellow card for a foul on Ramsey 25′ Walcott gives away a free kick on the left, and again it’s played across the area, where Arsenal are looking increasingly shaky – but it’s scrambled clear 23′ PENALTY??? At the other end, Henderson feeds Clyne who crosses towards Coutinho but Bellerin does well to tackle and pass to Cech who clears 22′ MIDFIELD ATTEMPT!!! Ramsey robs Henderson of the ball just in front of the center circle and attempts a lob from midfield but the ball is well over 19′ Liverpool sparks into life, as Mane cuts in at speed from the right, exchanging passes with Coutinho before losing steam, the move ending with a half-hearted handball appeal. 17′ Ramsey finds acres of space in the Liverpool area, but is denied by a tackle from Moreno…corner…the set piece is blocked and cleared 16′ CLEARED!!! Klaven does well to head clear a dangerous freekick from the right, Moreno blocks the second cross by Monreal 14′ Alex Iwobi has looked lively in this game so far, running at defender and tracking back to defend…Liverpool yet to find thier rhythmso far 12′ Liverpool have had just one top four finish in the last seven seasons 9′ There’s a spell of head tennis, before Arsenal get the ball down once again, and start stringing passes together. Francis Coquelin tackles Roberto Firmino 7′ SHOT!!! Sanchez feeds Ramsey in the box but the Welshman’s one time left footed volley is straight at Mignolet 6′ The match has started at a frantic pace… 5′ CHANCE at the other end, Clyne feed Mane who slides and cross from inside the box but Calum Chambers is there to clear 4′ CHANCE!!! Walcott dos well to beat two players and feed Bellerin who tries a one time cross but its too high for Alexis Sanchez 3′ Almost a chance for Arsenal as Mignolet takes too long on the ball but the goalie quickly recovers 1′ Liverpool in their black strip and Arsenal in red…Alexis Sanchez is the main striker for Arsenal…Bellerin puts a simple pass out for a throw in 1′ Kick off in what is sure to be a classic Arsenal vs Liverpool clash Liverpool XI vs Arsenal: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Klavan, Moreno, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Lallana, Coutinho, Mane, Firmino Arsenal XI vs Liverpool: Cech; Bellerin, Holding, Chambers, Monreal; Coquelin, Elneny; Walcott, Ramsey, Iwobi; Sanchez Below is the preview of the Premier League opener between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates stadium – Olivier Giroud and Lorient Koscienly will miss the clash against Liverpool – Klopp has signed seven for Liverpool this summer but still looking for a defender – Liverpool have won just once at Arsenal in 20 matches across 15 years Arsenal’s first game of the season is a tantalizing clash against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp The Reds have strengthened this season with the addition of seven new players, some with valuable Premier League experience though Loris Karius will definitely miss out. Arsène Wenger is expected to be without a number of players on fitness grounds and he will be forced to field a makeshift central defensive partnership which is expected to consist if new signing Rob Holding and young defender Calum Chambers. Arsenal’s new signing Rob Holding According to Opta, Arsenal have lost just one of their last nine Premier League meetings with Liverpool (W4 D4 L1). Liverpool signed Saido Mane earlier in the summer Liverpool have only won one of their last 20 away trips to Arsenal in all competitions (W1 D8 L11) and have collected just eight points in 10 Premier League games at the Emirates Stadium. Liverpool however have a poor away record against Arsenal, winning only once in 20 matches across 15 years. Kick-off Sunday 4pm Source: Naij Posted on 14/08/16