Arsenal player ratings vs Liverpool: 4/10 does himself no favours but 7/10 duo stand out
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Search LIVERPOOL 1-0 ARSENAL: The Gunners fell to their first defeat of the Premier League season following Dominik Szoboszlai's superb free-kick.
Arsenal were undone by a wonder free-kick at Anfield (Image: Getty)
In what was a cagey encounter, it was Liverpool who walk away with all three points thanks to a wonder free-kick from Dominik Szoboszlai in the 83rd minute.
The Reds lead the way heading into the first international break of the season, picking up a maximum nine points from their opening three matches.
But the Gunners will need to lick their wounds before they go again once the Premier League resumes.
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David Raya - 5
For his top standards, was unusually shaky on the ball and his wayward pass to Zubimendi nearly led to a Liverpool goal in the first half when the Gunners had the game under control.
Jurrien Timber - 6
Another very solid defensive display from Timber against the lively Cody Gakpo.
Led the defensive line well yet again and Mikel Arteta will need him to stay fit considering Saliba's injury.
Riccardo Calafiori - 7
Arguably his best defensive display in an Arsenal shirt and kept Mohamed Salah quiet throughout the match.
But his presence gave the Gunners control in the middle of the pitch, albeit it meant they missed some creativity from the likes of Martin Odegaard and Eberechi Eze.
Gabriel Martinelli struggled once again up front (Image: Getty)
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Noni Madueke - 7
Alongside Calafiori, he was Arsenal's best player at Anfield.
Had the chance on the counter-attack early on but failed to look up and find Viktor Gyokeres running in behind the Liverpool defence.
Viktor Gyokeres - 5
A very quiet afternoon for the Swedish striker, with Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk locking him down well.
Substitutes
Martin Odegaard - 6
Eberechi Eze - 6
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