- Liverpool secured all three points with a a 2-0 away victory over Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday
- Diogo Jota broke the deadlock after he was teed up by Thiago to lash past Aaron Ramsdale into the left corner
- Substitute Roberto Firmino had an instant impact as he doubled the Reds’ lead six minutes after coming on
- The result sees Jurgen Klopp’s close the gap to title rivals Manchester City to one point a the top of the league
Early in the second half, with Arsenal pressing and the crowd at the Emirates sensing an extension of their own team’s recent winning form, Klopp readied the cavalry. Draws are no good in this title race so Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino waited to join the game. But then Liverpool scored through Diogo Jota and Klopp made his two changes anyway.
It would be wrong to call this a statement result by Liverpool simply because they provide them all the time. In the Premier League, for example, Jurgen Klopp’s team have just delivered nine in a row.
Nevertheless there was something about the way Liverpool took this game away from Arsenal in eight second half minutes that told us everything about just how good Manchester City are going to have to be over the remaining nine games of another fascinating season if they are to defend their title.
Liverpool moved within one point of title rivals Manchester City once again with a 2-0 Premier League win over Arsenal
Diogo Jota (right) broke the deadlock in the 56th minute after he was teed up by Thiago to lash into the bottom left corne
The second-half strike was the Portuguese forward’s fifth goal in three games against Arsenal at the Emirates
