“We just need to be a little bit more street-wise there”.
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Theo Walcott missed a penalty before making amends 69 seconds later to give Arsenal the lead before Philippe Coutinho levelled on the stroke of half-time with a superb free-kick. Several first-team players, including Mesut Ozil, Olivier Giroud and Laurent Koscielny, were absent.
Adam Lallana, Coutinho and Mane netted after the interval to fire Liverpool 4-1 in front before Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Chambers netted as the Gunners threatened a comeback.
Mane looks to be on course for a huge campaign under Klopp, and his performance against Arsenal has earned plaudits from fans and pundits alike, with many excited by his display.
Henderson, though, was enthused by an attacking display that saw Liverpool score four goals at Arsenal for the first time since 1928. “He was the best player on the pitch throughout the game, he’s so hard to deal with and had the most sprints in the game”.
Liverpool travel to Burnley for their second league game of the season on Saturday.
Arsenal entailed a awful defeat to Liverpool in their opening fixture of the new Premier League season and one of the biggest debates surrounding the result, was Arsenal’s distinctive lack of leadership.
Arsenal face a trip against champions Leicester City next and Wenger has revealed he does not now know the extent of Ramsey’s injury and is equally unsure on whether Ozil, Giroud and Koscielny will play.
While the makeshift defence conceded four goals, the decision to play Euro 2016 semi-finalist Aaron Ramsey also backfired, as the Wales midfielder was substituted early with a hamstring injury.
“We have to be ready next week because we go to Leicester. It’s a situation where you can only be punished”. Or do they play in this kind of game and get injured, like Ramsey today?
Wenger said he needs to give his players a rest because they are not yet ready to play the sort of game. Wenger no longer fills players with confidence and although they may back the manager, he is not seen to be motivational, inspiration or vocal on the touch line.
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Shkodran Mustafi is expected to sign for the Gunners in the coming days as a reaction to the injuries suffered by Per Mertesacker and Gabriel, but the 24-year-old’s arrival might not be enough.
