What a misunderstanding between Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker, what a moment of madness from Liverpool’s custodian and what a gift for Arsenal, who made the most of that unprecedented gift to get back to the Premier League title race!Arsenal celebrate a massive 3-1 home victory against Liverpool on Sunday night at Emirates, which closed the gap between the two sides to only two points at the top of the table.A close look at Alisson’s error😬😬 pic.twitter.com/ztMFQw0xTL— Football Goals. (@thefootygoals) February 4, 2024 Probably the decisive moment of the match was that unbelievable misjudgement of Alisson in the 67th minute when he went for a clearance out of the box, which allowed Martinelli to put in the undefended net for a 2-1 lead. And there was no way back from that abyss for Jurgen Klopp’s side.In hindsight, this was a very much one-sided derby and the deserved win for the home team. Arsenal went 1-0 up within the first 15 minutes, capitalising on the blatant domination from the kick-off. Odegaard’s magnificent through ball provided Kai Havertz with a one-on-one situation, with Raya denying his effort, but couldn’t do the same with the rebound, which landed to Bukayo Saka, who slotted it from 12 yards.🚨🏴 GOAL | Arsenal 1-0 Liverpool | SakaSAKA OPENS THE SCORING FOR ARSENAL pic.twitter.com/v7iRNJDJ2F— ABØCHIE 👑🧘🏾♂️ (@_abochie) February 4, 2024 Salah-less Reds were struggling to bounce back and were without a single shot on target until the dying seconds of the half. Alas, the Gunners conceded clumsily on the verge of the break as the ball deflected off Gabriel’s hand following Luis Diaz’s effort.Gabriel own goal…Luis Diaz’s great effort and Liverpool equalizedpic.twitter.com/3YxUQv1IUu— FootColic ⚽️ (@FootColic) February 4, 2024 That even-Steven situation, a genuine stalemate, continued even after the interval and for some time, we felt the impression it would end in a draw. And it would maybe have gone in that direction if it wasn’t for the horrible misunderstanding between Van Dijk and Alisson.Arsenal played a long ball down the pitch, and the Dutch defender let it bounce but the Brazilian shot-stopper somehow missed it, and Gabriel Martinelli rolled it in an empty net from 16 yards.No dilemma that it was a game changer, a decisive moment that pushed the pendulum to the red-and-white side.WHAT A GOAL BY TROSSARD pic.twitter.com/bXDnUlLlSO— ArsenalComps (@ArsenaIComps) February 4, 2024 Trossard was to be congratulated for wrapping up the tie with a late low effort to seize the gap to only two points between them and their tonight’s rival.The title race is on!ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 23SaturdayEverton – Tottenham 2-2 (1-2)/Harrison 30, Branthwaite 90+4 – Richarlison 4, 41/Brighton – Crystal Palace 4-1 (3-0)/Dunk 3, Hinshelwood 33, Buonanotte 34, Joao Pedro 85 – Mateta 71/Burnley – Fulham 2-2 (0-2)/Fofana 71, 90+1 – Palhinha 17, Muniz 21/Newcastle – Luton 4-4 (1-1)/Longstaff 7, 23, Trippier 67, Barnes 73 – Osho 21, Barkley 40, Morris 59 pen, Adebayo 62/Sheffield Utd – Aston Villa 0-5 (0-4)/McGinn 12, Watkins 16, Bailey 20, Tielemans 30, Moreno 47/SundayChelsea – Wolverhampton 2-4 (1-2)/Palmer 19 – Cunha 22, 63, 82 (p), Disasi (og) 43/Bournemouth – Nott.Forest 1-1 (1-1)/Kluivert 5 – Hudson-Odoi 45/Man. Utd. – West Ham 3-0 (1-0)/Hojlund 23, Garnacho 49, 84/Arsenal – Liverpool 3-1 (1-1)/Saka 14, Martinelli 67, Trossard 90+2 – Diaz 45+3/Monday23:00: (7.50) Brentford (4.90) Man.City (1.40)***odds are subject to change***
