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REPORT: Arsenal 3-4 Liverpool

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Defensive mistakes were the order of the day

A brace from Phillipe Coutinho alongside goals from Adam Lallana and Sadio Mane gave Liverpool a 4-3 win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

First half

It was a poor first half for Liverpool and their left-back Alberto Moreno in particular.

The Spaniard produced a rash tackle on Theo Walcott in his own penalty area, resulting in an Arsenal penalty.

Walcott would dust himself off the take the spot-kick, only to see his effort comfortably saved by Simon Mignolet in the Liverpool goal.

However, just when Moreno thought he’d got away with it, he wandered out of position and left Walcott free in acres of space.

The ball found its way to the England international, who fired the ball into the bottom corner to make it 1-0 to Arsenal.

Jurgen Klopp’s side were lucky to go in level at half-time thanks to a sublime free-kick from Phillipe Coutinho during injury time.

Second half

Liverpool came out in the second half a different animal as Adam Lallana gave them the lead early doors.

The former Southampton man beat Petr Cech from a tight angle to make it 2-1.

Slick passing play saw Nathaniel Clyne in space on the right-hand side, and the full-back picked out Coutinho in the Gunners’ box who volleyed home for his second and the Reds’ third of the afternoon.

And it was suddenly 4-1, as Sadio Mane marked his competitive debut with a spectacular strike.

The winger went on an excellent individual run before cutting inside and bending the ball into the top corner with his weaker left foot.

Arsenal looked dead and buried but Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain came off the bench and scored a great individual goal of his own to immediately make it 4-2.

And then the comeback was on as Arsenal centre-back Calum Chambers headed home from a free-kick to make it 4-3.

Despite five minutes injury time, Liverpool would hold on to the three points whist recording a memorable opening day win in the process.

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