Liverpool v Arsenal: Express Sport brings you LIVE coverage from Anfield
Liverpool v Arsenal: Express Sport brings you LIVE coverage from Anfield
FULL TIME
90+1: Salah comes close to giving the home fans what they want, forcing Cech to turn behind for a corner.
90: Three minues added on here at Anfield. Do Liverpool have enough left to make it five?
88: Giroud heads over from a free-kick from the left. Arsenal have hardly threatened this half and have never looked like getting back in the game.
86: Sturridge has another effort on goal but it's tamely collected by Cech.
82: SUB Can makes way for Marko Grujic. The Germany international had a solid game in the heart of the midfield for the Reds.
79: SUB James Milner comes on for the first goalscorer Firmino
77: GOAL 4-0 And it's four! Salah whips in a deep ball to the back post that's met by Sturridge who heads home from point-blank range.
72: SUB Daniel Sturridge comes on for the second goalscorer Mane.
71: YELLOW Holding is shown a card for a coming-together with Henderson which leaves the captain in a heap.
69: But then they almost concede at the other end as Mane's effort is desperately parried by Cech before Bellerin scoops it clear as it spins towards the line.
68: Arsenal have their first chance since making the changes and it's the two substitutes who combine. Giroud knocks it down to Lacazette in the area who fires his shot wide.
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Mohamed Salah put Liverpool in cruise control at 3-0
60: SUB Arsene Wenger throws the dice with his final two changes with Alexis Lacazette on for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Olivier Giroud on for Sanchez.
56: GOAL 3-0 Liverpool break from an Arsenal corner in sublime fashion. Salah picks the ball up in his own half and bombs the entire length of the field before placing it calmly to Cech's left.
54: The Egyptian then comes close himself with a one-on-one with Cech which the goalkeeper wins. The saved effort falls to the on-rushing Henderson who fires over.
52: Salah whips one in from a free-kick on the left to Can who knocks it behind. Referee oddly gives a corner which Arsenal clear away.
49: YELLOW Ozil's in the referee's book for a sliding challenge on Henderson. He doesn't make contact by goes in dangerously, forcing the captain to leap to avoid a heavy knock.
46: First chance of the second half falls to the Gunners but Mesut Ozil drags his effort wide of the right-hand post.
45: Francis Coquelin has come on for Ramsey at the break as Wenger switches to a four-at-the-back system.
SECOND HALF
Arsenal have a mountain to climb. The Gunners have created just one chance to Liverpool's eight. Here's the other stats:
Shots: 10-2
Pass accuracy: 86%-82%
Possession: 52%-48%
HALF TIME
45: Two added minutes. Arsene Wenger will be desperate for half-time to regroup after being totally outplayed in the first half.
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Arsene Wenger is not enjoying what he's seeing from his Arsenal players
39: GOAL 2-0 Liverpool catch Arsenal on the counter. A ball played out from the back finds Mane on the left who cuts inside Holding with ease and curls the ball into the bottom right past a fully-stretched Cech.
35: The Gunners are under the cosh here. Liverpool have had 75 per cent of the ball in the last 10 minutes.
31: Said Mane flashes one wide after a knock down from Georginio Wijnaldum. The Dutchman wins the header easily in the box under no pressure.
30: Liverpool are dominating possession. Arsenal players are sitting off and inviting pressure from the home side.
26: OFFSIDE Salah pokes the ball into the net from a Can flick but the linesman's flag is up.
24: Salah looks lively. The Egypt international latches onto an overhead through ball, cuts inside and forces a smart save down to Cech's right.
22: YELLOW Gomez is in the referee's book. The right-back brings Aaron Ramsey down close to the touchline. Karius punches the subsequent free-kick clear.
21: YELLOW Welbeck bookes as he runs across Moreno and catches the defender's foot as he clears - looks to have made a meal of it.
18: Henderson comes close to making it 2-0. Arsenal give away possession in the middle of the park and Firmino threads a pass to the Liverpool captain who can't capitalise.
16: GOAL 1-0 The pressure pays as Roberto Firmino heads home from a right-wing cross from Joe Gomez. Glances it past Cech.
14: Liverpool are growing in confidence, seeing much more of the ball and putting the Gunners under pressure.
10: Wondersave from Petr Cech who denies Salah after he combined with Can yet again. The German put a smart ball across the six-yard box which cause the Arsenal defence all sorts of problems.
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Roberto Firmino headed Liverpool into the lead
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9: Can has started brightly, plays a deep diagonal ball to Salah but puts too much on it and it goes behind for a goal kick.
7: Alexis Sanchez makes a driving run at the Liverpool back line, plays it through to Danny Welbeck who clips his effort over the bar. He should do better.
5: First chance falls to Liverpool. Mohamed Salah clips a ball to the back post met by Sadio Mane. He plays it back to Alberto Moreno who whips it back in to Emre Can who gets up well but heads over.
2: Slow start to the game, Arsenal seeing most of the ball early on.
KICK OFF
15.50: Karius on his future
Speaking about his tough first season at Anfield, Karius said: “I think i learned a lot from it and going into this season I feel strong mentally and good physically.
“I feel I took the positives out of the bad spell and now, going into my second year, I’m ready to go again and show everyone what I can do.”
15.40: Liverpool players are out
The Liverpool players are out warming up at Anfield and they're all wearing their Owen McVeigh Foundation t-shirts
Owen passed away from leukaemia three days after diagnosis at Alder Hey hospital in December 2015 .
A special flag in Owen’s memory was created on the Kop designed from an original drawing by his aunt Natalie.
15.30: Klopp explains Mignolet decision
“To rest him, that’s all. Four games in a very short term, for a goalkeeper especially," he said.
"He didn’t want to rest, it’s not a problem. We spoke yesterday about it and I really thought it made sense, especially because we have the quality in behind.
“It is just because I want to let him have a rest after this really intense time with really good performances for us.
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Simon Mignolet has been rested by Jurgen Klopp
STATS
15.25: Liverpool won both Premier League meetings between the two sides last season.
The Reds have not won three top-flight matches on the bounce against Arsenal since a four-match streak from 1996 to 1998.
This clash has produced more goals in the 90th minute or later than any other fixture - 17 to be precise.
MANAGERS
15.20: Arsene Wenger: "Sanchez has worked very hard to be back again and is available.
“He works very hard in training. He gives everything. It’s always difficult to stop him. He looks ready.
“He has not played for a long time so I will have to decide what I do with him abut he is ready to play.”
Jurgen Klopp: "Arsenal are still an outstandingly strong side.
"Alexis Sanchez is probably back for the first time on the pitch, so that gives this team another boost and is, of course, an advantage for Arsenal.
"But I think we can all still remember the atmosphere of Wednesday night and that’s what we want to have again, even though it will be Sunday afternoon. It’s what we want to have again.”
