Liverpool Cruise to 4-0 Premier League Win over Arsenal
Liverpool embarrassed Arsenal at Anfield during Sunday’s Premier League action, taking a comfortable 4-0 win in an impressive outing.
Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane gave the hosts a deserved two-goal lead before the break, and Mohamed Salah added to the advantage in the second half. Daniel Sturridge also got on the scoresheet.
Here’s a look at the team sheet, via James Pearce of theLiverpool Echo:
There were a number of surprises on both sides, but James Benge of theLondon Evening Standardnoted the visitors, in particular, left a lot of expensive talent out of the starting XI:
James Benge
Arsenal’s last 4 major signings, bought for a combined £105 million, are not in starting XI against Liverpool https://t.co/dN7Bd1VGyv
Liverpool started the match on the right foot and threatened early through Emre Can, while Danny Welbeck also had an early look on goal. It was mostly one-way traffic, however, with a great save from Petr Cech preventing a score from Salah after 11 minutes.
The pressure from the hosts paid off after 17 minutes when Joe Gomez picked out a wide-open Firmino inside the box, and the Brazilian easily headed home the opener. Sports writer Ryan Bailey anticipated more poor defending:
Ryan Bailey
Roberto Firmino heads it in as no one picks him up in the middle. LET…