Overview

• Liverpool beat Arsenal 1-0 at Anfield through Dominik Szoboszlai’s 83rd‑minute free-kick past David Raya.
• Viktor Gyokeres registered 17 touches, no shots and completed five of seven passes, with analysts noting limited service from a cautious lineup that started Mikel Merino over creative options.
• Alan Pardew urged concern over Gyokeres’ early displays and highlighted a lack of pace, while Peter Schmeichel said Arsenal’s defensive approach made him angry and called the football ugly.
• Countering the criticism, Roy Keane called the signing a hit so far, and Robbie Earle and Kevin Nolan praised Eberechi Eze and Martin Odegaard’s cameos for lifting Arsenal’s threat.
• Arteta’s public remark about Eze failing to finish a late chance drew fan backlash, as attention turns to adjustments after the international break with Gyokeres joining Sweden before matches against Nottingham Forest and Athletic Bilbao.