Summary

  • Liverpool can nine points clear at top after Spurs lose to Wolves

  • Man City can diminish gap when they face Southampton on Sunday

  • Maitland-Niles gives Arsenal lead, putting away low Iwobi cross

  • Firmino scores twice in two minutes - puts away loose ball and then stunning individual goal

  • Mane finishes pass from Salah, who wins and scores penalty for fourth, Firmino adds penalty for his hat-trick

Live Reporting

Emma Sanders

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    Rezaa: No defence. No communication. No backbone. No discipline. No Wenger. No change.

    Anon: I expected Arsenal to lose but this feels like Wenger's last few seasons. Again very poor, take the lead and shut up for 10 mins not gift four goals.

    Ray: There's still too much of Wenger's defensive DNA in this Arsenal team. Unai needs to bring in at least 4 quality defenders over the next 6-8 months. Far too many error-prone, weak characters in that back line

  2. Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal

    Alan Kennedy
    Former Liverpool left-back on BBC Radio Merseyside

    It was reminiscent of Arsenal maybe 10 years ago, wanting to have the perfect goal.

    Mane was in a wonderful position and Sokratis had to time his tackle perfectly, otherwise it would have been another penalty.

    Mane and SokratisReuters

  3. CLOSE!

    Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal

    Xherdan Shaqiri plays another excellent ball with the outside of his boot for Mohamed Salah. It's perfectly placed for the Egyptian to touch it around the keeper and score but Salah's touch lets him down and it's gobbled up by Bernd Leno.

    Liverpool starting off where they ended the first half...

    Mo SalahReuters

  4. CLOSE!

    Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal

    Sadio Mane and Xherdan Shaqiri link-up superbly on the edge of the box and Mane is about to poke it into the back of the net before Sokratis slides in and makes a crucial tackle. A few appeals around Anfield. Looked like a very good tackle though!

  5. Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal

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  6. SUBSTITUTION

    Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal

    Shkodran Mustafi is replaced by Laurent Koscielny. Arsenal clearly trying to improve their defence for this second half.

  7. KICK-OFF

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    Another five goals will do just fine.

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  9. Memorable moments in 2018

    Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal

    We looked back at some of this year's most memorable moments in football and one which stood out was the day one of the Premier League's greatest managers called it a day at Arsenal.

    Roughly a quarter of the population of the UK had never lived in a world without Arsene Wenger as Arsenal boss.

    He had a seven-game farewell tour - including a last defeat at Old Trafford and a final European exit - but it all ended with a 1-0 victory at Huddersfield on the last day of the campaign.

  10. Stat attack

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    Arsenal have conceded four goals in the first half of a Premier League game for the fourth time, with Liverpool responsible for two of those (also Man Utd in Feb 2001 and Chelsea in March 2014).

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    Francis: If Ozil and Lacazette were playing we could've at least put away our few chances.

    Adams: How are Arsenal meant to win this game without no creativity... Don’t let go of Ozil.

    Abdul: This game was calling for Ozil, poor lad. I don't know what happened to him.

  12. HT: Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal

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  13. Stat attack

    HT: Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal

    Sadio Mane has scored four Premier League goals against Arsenal for Liverpool, more than he has against any other opponent for the Reds.

  14. 'An incredible performance'

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    Alan Kennedy
    Former Liverpool left-back on BBC Radio Merseyside

    I might have expected the scoreline at full-time. I certainly didn’t expect it at half-time.

    It’s been quite an incredible performance. Every time Liverpool have gone forward they’ve looked dangerous.

    They fell asleep a bit at the start and fell 1-0 down, but they just kept on playing and knew what they had to do.

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    David: If you touch Salah in the box your done.

    Tommy: The premier league didn’t punish Salah for his dive last week and he’s dived again this week.

    Dennis: Vardy-esque penalty from Salah, direct and with power.

    Salah scores a penaltyAFP

  16. HT: Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal

    Sokratis has a little yap in Mohamed Salah's ear as the two teams walk off the pitch. The Liverpool forward ignores him but Virgil van Dijk isn't happy and comes running over to stop Sokratis hassling his teammate. Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang drags Sokratis away too.

  17. HALF-TIME

    Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal

    GOALS.

  18. 'A clear penalty'

    Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal

    Alan Kennedy
    Former Liverpool left-back on BBC Radio Merseyside

    Of course there was contact. Salah’s making his run inside the box – even inside the six-yard box.

    He’s coming across the face of goal and for me it’s a clear penalty.

    Salah's kick was straight down the middle but it was a wonderful strike from a wonderful player.

    Referee gives penaltyAFP
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    GOAL - Liverpool 4-1 Arsenal

    Mohamed Salah

    Mohamed Salah takes a huge run-up and absolutely smashes it past Bernd Leno. It was down the middle and the keeper did get something on it but there was no stopping that.

    Mo Salah scores penaltyReuters

  20. PENALTY - Liverpool

    Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal

    Alisson feeds Mohamed Salah with a wonderful ball and the Egyptian runs all along the backline, taking a few nibbles from Sokratis, until he eventually goes down.

    Salah to take.

    Salah fouled for a penaltyReuters