Overview
- Dominik Szoboszlai decided the match with an 83rd-minute free-kick to give Liverpool a 1-0 win at Anfield.
- Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane questioned Arsenal’s mentality and invention, saying the team played to avoid defeat and relied too much on set pieces.
- Mikel Arteta said his players must “find a way to win these big matches,” describing a contest settled by a single moment of quality.
- Selection and availability drew scrutiny, with Bukayo Saka out, Martin Odegaard not fit to start, William Saliba forced off early, and Eberechi Eze introduced only after 70 minutes.
- The result renews doubts over whether costly summer additions Viktor Gyokeres, Eze and Martin Zubimendi have addressed Arsenal’s creativity and big‑away‑game record, even as Arne Slot suggested the fixture would often finish level.