Philippe Coutinho’s sublime free kick for Liverpool just before halftime cancelled out a 31st-minute opener from Theo Walcott who also had a penalty saved by Simon Mignolet. It was a game of contrast between two halves but I felt as well that mentally we kept going and we have been absolutely remarkable on that front.
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Sadio Mane scored a wonderful solo goal, while Georginio Wijnaldum provided an assist for Adam Lallana’s goal, but Klopp revealed he is still not sure whether his side need further additions. The game was compared to “Groundhog Day” but the difference was the character played by Bill Murray learned from the reoccurring history and it’s seems like Arsenal is not learning anything from their past. We’ve got to be a little bit more disciplined at times.
Arsenal came close to turning things around again against Liverpool, but failed in being their most effective largely due to a lack of tactical direction.
Aldridge has pinpointed that the defence is still an area of concern and will need to be strengthened if they are to challenge the top clubs this season, and is hoping the German coach can address it on the training ground and in the transfer market.
Substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Chambers replied for Arsenal, but Liverpool gathered themselves to close out the win. Alex Iwobi also left with an injury. Laurent Koscielny, Olivier Giroud and Mesut Ozil all missed the match against Liverpool after being deemed not fit enough by the Gunners medical staff.
“Physically we are not ready”, Wenger said.
“You are in a Catch-22 situation with the Euros”.
“When they are not ready and they play this kind of game, they get injured, like Ramsey today”. They are mostly experienced players, who know what it takes in this division, but don’t know of what it feels like to win this division.
Jurgen Klopp’s side raced into a 4-1 lead after barely an hour but had to negotiate a nervy finale after the Gunners twice responded.
He would not be drawn on questions over the implications of the result for two of the biggest contenders for the title and focused on his team’s tactical shortcomings.
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“I’m convinced that there’s a lot to come from this team and from this group and we have to recover from that blow and prepare for our next game”, he said.
