Liverpool escaped North London with an opening weekend win, edging out Arsenal in a seven-goal battle earlier tonight.
There was drama from the outset of the match, with Alberto Moreno’s poor tackle on Theo Walcott giving away a penalty on the half-hour mark and although Simon Mignolet heroically saved his spot-kick, the Arsenal attacker would redeem himself with a low curler that opened the scoring minutes later.
The visitors would reply with conviction, however, with Philippe Coutinho’s devastating free-kick equalising on the stroke of halftime, before a second for the Brazilian, plus goals from Adam Lallana and new signing Sadio Mane seemed to put the result far beyond doubt.
That was only until the introduction of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who pulled one back for the Gunners soon after the hour. Calum Chambers ensured a nail-biting finish at the Emirates with a 75th minute header, but the Reds did just enough to hold the lead and claim the three points.
Here are some of the best reactions to come from Twitter after the game:
Put 4 amazing goals past Arsenal away. Defending still an issue but I’m taking the positives, teams are getting wiped out this season #LFC
— NoMessinGegenPressin (@WarriorLFC) August 14, 2016
Mane is strong as hell. Held off two defenders in the corner. Glad he’s ours. #LFC
— Wood (@woodchuck76) August 14, 2016
Best part for me: Start of 2nd half, Coutinho playing central & dictating the play. He controlled the whole game – need to see more of. #lfc
— pr8ik (@pr8ik) August 14, 2016
insanity #ARSLIV
— ☀ (@varun26rawat) August 14, 2016
A 7 goal thriller none the less
Such emotions
Such passion
Hope we can get that keep going for the rest of the season #LFC #ARSLIV— Hadi Abdullah Khan (@hadiabdullah3) August 14, 2016
So #Klopp does it. Shows his tactical masterclass. The teamwork, The players. A dynamic gameplay. #LiverpoolPride #BPL #ARSLIV
— Sandip Dutta (@SandipD2016) August 14, 2016
People laugh when we paid €30M for Sadio Mane. Klopp knows what he’s doing. Coutinho MOTM imo. Well deserved 3 points!! #ARSLIV #LFC
— gitta suryoputro (@thesuryoputro) August 14, 2016
Mane & Coutinho were amazing, now we need to sort out our defence and we’re good👍🏻 #YNWA #ARSLIV
— Hubert Lewandowski (@HMasLFC) August 14, 2016
#ARSLIV hell of a game.
Mane looking very, very good for us. #YNWA— Tom Taylor (@TomTaylorMade) August 14, 2016
A perfect start for Arsenal’s journey to the 4th place. #ARSLIV
— Subhobroto (@sarcasticbong) August 14, 2016
Just the usual no big signings, first game defeat, 4th place finish and Champions League 2nd round, eh Arsene? #ARSLIV
— AndyK (@TheFilmOracle) August 14, 2016
One thing I love about being an Arsenal fan is that I am now pretty much immune to sport pain. #ARSLIV
— Andile N (@AndyNstah) August 14, 2016
If that game is an indication of how the season is going to go, l’m gonna need a new heart, and new nerves by the end! #ARSLIV
— ~Eva (#Rio2016) (@eva_arsenal) August 14, 2016
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