Arsenal vs Liverpool

An early opening goal from Gabriel Martinelli and two goals from Bukayo Saka was enough to secure a 3-2 win for the Gunners who secured their eighth victory in ...

Liverpool levelled again on 53 minutes as Roberto Firmino scored his 10th goal against the Gunners in just 17 appearances. Speaking in his Liverpool levelled proceedings through Darwin Nunez after 34 minutes but Saka restored the Arsenal lead on the stroke of half-time. We shook hands and we move on. Despite the pressure, The two were spotted having a conversation following the game but Arteta has confirmed that there was no malice in any messages.

Arsenal beat Liverpool 3-2 to remain top of the Premier League thanks to a controversial penalty won by Gabriel Jesus; Liverpool also felt they should have ...

It goes to the same player and that's where it is complicated. When I saw it and saw the VAR being used, I expected it to be overturned. He checked every single angle and he wasn't convinced it struck the hand. VAR informs referee John Brooks to look at the monitor and a penalty is given. DERMOT SAYS: I actually think it touches his hand - and to be fair to the VAR he studied it, studied it and studied it. VAR takes a long look at the two handballs and deems that Scamacca has not deliberately committed an offence. All I can think is the VAR felt it was too close so wouldn't recommend it. DERMOT SAYS: They feel Nunez doesn't attempt to get the ball and doesn't impact play because it goes through to Luis Diaz, who crosses and Nunez unfortunately scores. INCIDENT: Diogo Jota crosses into the Arsenal box and the ball strikes Gabriel's arm. Oliver and VAR choose not to penalise Martinelli for the contact after crossing. INCIDENT: Granit Xhaka crosses the ball into the Liverpool box and Gabriel Jesus competes for the ball with Thiago Alcantara. It will always default to the referee's decision.

A former Premier League referee has explained why Arsenal were awarded a penalty and noted the two issues that Michael Oliver and VAR faced when making a ...

Gabriel Magalhaes, who was in close proximity to Diogo Jota, was seen handling the ball inside his own penalty area, denying the Liverpool forward from delivering a cross into the box. [Klopp was furious with the decision](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/jurgen-klopp-arsenal-penalty-var-25218856) which ultimately cost his side a point. We know in life if two refs think the same that is the truth we have to live with. "Michael [Oliver] will say in my view he hasn’t got the ball - which he hasn’t - in my opinion, he’s touched the player and made the contact which he has. "The problem is when it’s thrown to the VAR," the former top-flight referee added. Without doubt he doesn’t play the ball and there is contact but is it enough to give a penalty?

Liverpool was dangerous but too open at the back as Arsenal attacked Trent Alexander-Arnold and the Reds' recently-maligned right side.

Hello and welcome to a beautiful early fall day here at the Emirates! Injuries have made things rather difficult for Jurgen Klopp, but the impending returns of Ibrahima Konate and Andrew Robertson are good cause for optimism as Liverpool try to reverse course and keep within touching distance of the top of the table. He is back on and is going to try and run it off. “1-0 to the Arsenal” is the chant here. “Thank you so much to the boys and the supporters. Gabriel’s mistake for the first goal and Saliba being caught out of position for Liverpool’s second proved that Arsenal still have a mistake in them. I saw a team with the right attitude and put in a proper fight and play football and first half we did but in the second half I didn’t see these football moments as much. Their direct running scared the heck out of Liverpool and Martinelli racing free and having the composure to cut inside and find Saka to slot home was a beautiful illustration of their industry and quality. “Arsenal are doing really well and in the situation I think we played a good game. Tottenham didn’t make the most of dragging Saliba and particularly Gabriel out of position on the counter last weekend. Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Inter Milan are together in the “group of death,” while Tottenham were handed a (relatively) easy draw with Eintracht Frankfurt, Sporting CP and Marseille in Group D. When they didn’t they were overrun in midfield and the topsy-turvy nature of this clash reminded me of when Klopp first arrived in 2015 and his high-octane, heavy-metal football was exciting to watch but Liverpool had no balance (especially defensively) whatsoever.

The Football Association is expected to interview all players involved in a flare-up between Arsenal and Liverpool players in Sunday's match at the Emirates ...

Gabriel is understood to be insisting he heard something on the pitch. A lip reader is likely to be employed to try to support the complaint as has happened in previous cases. Oliver also spoke to the managers, Jürgen Klopp and Mikel Arteta, after the match and has submitted a report to the FA.

The Colombian winger limped out of the 3-2 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

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The FA have confirmed that they will speak to the officials in charge of Arsenal vs Liverpool after an 'incident' took place at the Emirates stadium.

['Relentless' - National media react to Arsenal win vs Liverpool as Gabriel Martinelli point made](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arsenal-liverpool-national-media-reaction-25219789) [The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jordan-henderson-gabriel-fa-statements-28202408) also reports that Jordan Henderson and Gabriel have presented their cases following a bust-up between the pair. [Martinelli ](https://www.football.london/all-about/gabriel-martinelli)opened the scoring in just 58 seconds. An early opening goal from Gabriel Martinelli and two goals from Bukayo Saka was enough to secure all three points for the Gunners, who secured their eighth victory in nine Premier League games. "We are aware of an incident that took place during the match between Arsenal and Liverpool," an FA spokesperson said. "We are in dialogue with the match officials and will review the details of the incident." It's understood to have referred to an argument that erupted inside the Liverpool penalty area and involved several players.

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher expected Liverpool to be awarded a penalty by VAR against Arsenal after the ball was handled by Gabriel ...

There’s no evidence to say the referee hasn’t made the correct decision so the VAR should stay out, so it will always default to the referee’s decision." Martinelli crosses the ball, it’s just unfortunate in football, there is physical contact that you don’t anticipate and this is one of those cases. When I saw it I expected VAR to overturn it but they felt it was too close that’s why it wasn’t given." But that incident was also scrutinised by Gallagher who explained why Oliver's decision was unlikely to have gone to a VAR review. Gallagher said: "The minute I saw it, his arm was high, I expected it to be given, I did say I was surprised the Arsenal one wasn’t given. Gallagher said: "I think it raises two issues. Referee Michael Oliver failed to award a spot-kick, and when the incident went to a VAR review, his original decision was upheld. The directive is if the arm is shoulder high or above it’s given, I never thought for second it wouldn’t be penalised. I think not. When I saw the replay of the Gabriel one, I anticipated the VAR would recommend a review, I think he only thought it was too close and if he didn’t recommend it, the referee can’t go to the screen." He said: "All I can think is the referee and the VAR referee thought it was too close in proximity. Without doubt he doesn’t play the ball and there is contact but is it enough to give a penalty?

Mo Salah struggled throughout as Arsenal beat Liverpool 3-2 and Takehiro Tomiyasu's performance up against him was a massive reason why.

Should he go back to the more experienced left-backs like Tierney and Zinchenko, or should Tomiyasu's performance against Liverpool nail down that starting left-back slot for him? It just goes to show how far this Arsenal team have come. The collective performance was testament to the hard work the Gunners have clearly been putting in on and off the pitch. [Arsenal](https://www.sportbible.com/arsenal) faced Liverpool at Anfield, when Salah terrorised young left-back Nuno Tavares and got himself on the scoresheet as Liverpool demolished the Gunners 4-0. [had one of his best games in an Arsenal shirt](https://www.sportbible.com/football/arsenal-liverpool-premier-league-20221009) and kept Salah, last season's PFA Player of the Year winner, throughout until the Egyptian was replaced by Fabinho late on. [Premier League](https://www.sportbible.com/premier-league) since the end of last season, when injury curtailed the final few weeks of his campaign.

Arsenal's opening goal against Liverpool on Sunday perhaps should have been ruled out for an offside call against Bukayo Saka, but VAR technology was unable ...

But the move began when [Benjamin White](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/benjamin-white) played in Saka down the right-hand side, when the latter may have been standing in an offside position. [Arsenal](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/arsenal-fc) ’s 3-2 win at Emirates Stadium. Jurgen Klopp was [furious in his post-match press conference](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/klopp-jesus-liverpool-arsenal-penalty-28194205) after two calls went against his side. They thought it’s a clear not a handball in the first half when Diogo Jota put the ball on Gabriel’s arm. We caused them a lot of problems but stand here with no points.” “We know in life if two refs think the same that is the truth and we have to live with,” said Klopp, speaking about the Jesus penalty decision. [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) did not earn a penalty when the ball struck Gabriel’s hand inside the penalty area, but were punished when Gabriel Jesus went down following contact from Thiago. “That’s an indication that something might have been made up - but not for the refs. In general it was a good away game against a good side. Therefore, the on-field decision stood, despite Saka looking very close to the line of the last defender, Trent Alexander-Arnold. According to [Bukayo Saka](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bukayo-saka) was offside in the build-up to [Gabriel Martinelli’s](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/gabriel-martinelli) opener in [Arsenal's win over Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/arsenal-liverpool-martinelli-trent-saka-28193071) on Sunday due to a rare technical problem.