October 09, (THEWILL) –Â In a thrilling 3-2 victory over Liverpool on Sunday at the Emirates, Bukayo Saka’s 76th-minute penalty sent Arsenal back to the top of the Premier League.
On Saturday, Mikel Arteta’s team temporarily lost the top spot to Manchester City, but they were able to regain it thanks to their eighth victory in their last nine games played in the English Premier League.
In the evening tie, Gabriel Martinelli snuck in behind Trent Alexander-Arnold to shoot past Alisson as the Gunners took the lead after just 58 seconds, their earliest goal against the Reds. However, Liverpool equalised 11 minutes before halftime thanks to a Darwin Nunez goal.
Just before halftime, Saka gave Arsenal the lead again. The England international was called upon to put Arsenal in front one more time after Roberto Firmino had tied the score for Jurgen Klopp’s team again early in the second half. It was via a penalty awarded to Arsenal for Alisson Becker’s foul on Gabriel Jesus, which he converted coolly for the win.
On Wednesday, the Gunners travel to Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League to continue their remarkable season, and Liverpool are also on the road to face Rangers in the UEFA Champions League as pressure will begin to build up on Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool’s worse turn in recent times with their mid-table place and 10 points from eight games so far.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
