EPL: Jota scores as Liverpool rally to beat Arsenal 3-1

Diogo Jota marked his first recreation for Liverpool within the English Premier League with the final objective because the champions beat Arsenal 3-1 for a 3rd straight victory to open their title protection on Monday.

Signed this month from Wolverhampton so as to add depth to Liverpool’s ahead choices, Jota appeared harmful after approaching as a second-half substitute for Sadio Mane, and bought his objective within the 88th minute with a shot from the sting of the world following a poor headed clearance from David Luiz.

Before that, Andrew Robertson atoned for an error that led to the opening objective for Arsenal by Alexandre Lacazette by scoring himself to place Liverpool in entrance within the 34th, capping a chaotic nine-minute interval when three targets went in.

Sadio Mane equalized between these targets. It is an ominous begin to the season by Liverpool, which has already crushed Chelsea and is one in every of three groups on a most of 9 factors after three rounds. Arsenal dropped factors for the primary time, after earlier wins over Fulham and West Ham, however will rue two massive missed possibilities by Lacazette at 2-1.

On each events, Lacazette was performed by means of one-on-one with goalkeeper Alisson, who saved out weak efforts from the French striker. Lacazette was seen hiding his head in his jersey within the dugout after being substituted quickly after.

Arsenal took the lead within the 25th and the blame lay squarely with Robertson, who didn’t cope with a routine cross from the best and succeeded in solely establishing Lacazette to drive in a scruffy end over the stranded Alisson.

Mane bought Liverpool again on stage phrases inside three minutes, tapping in a rebound after Mohamed Salah reduce inside and despatched in a shot that was parried out by goalkeeper Bernd Leno. Then it was left for Robertson, Liverpool’s attacking left again, to make amends by getting on the tip of a cross by the staff’s different full again, Trent Alexander-Arnold, to regulate the ball along with his chest and carry a deft shot into the online within the 34th.

Jota, who performed within the English League Cup final week for his Liverpool debut, got here on within the 80th minute and spurned a transparent alternative from Salah’s go earlier than discovering the online to finish Arsenal’s hopes.