Alisson: It was his error – a poor pass out – that led to Havertz giving Arsenal the lead. Made a great save to deny Christos Tzolis but that mistake ultimately proved costly. 4
Ronald Araujo: Made his 12th consecutive start. Battled well as ever but was given a really tough test by Tzolis down Arsenal’s left. 6
Jeremy Jacquet: Shaky in patches but had a decent game on the whole and made a superb tackle after slipping in the second half. 6
Virgil van Dijk: Reliable as ever but will be so disappointed with how easily Liverpool gifted Arsenal the lead. 6
Milos Kerkez: Had a frustrating first half but delivered a lovely cross which Alexis Mac Allister should have headed in. 5
Trey Nyoni: A real show of faith from Andoni Iraola to give the 19-year-old his first Premier League start. Looked a bit nervy early on but grew into the game. 6
Alexis Mac Allister: Constantly involved in the first half but will know that he should have scored when Kerkez found him. 6
Bradley Barcola: Started down his preferred left flank and caused Arsenal plenty of problems, though he is still waiting for a first Premier League goal. 7
Florian Wirtz: Hit the bar with a great free-kick in the first half, but a player with his price tag simply has to do more in big games. 6
Cody Gakpo: Looked lively initially, but Riccardo Calafiori dealt with him very well. Could have had a penalty, but the appeal was waved away by Andy Madley. 5
Alexander Isak: Got in some good positions but couldn’t find the net. Unlucky not to get a penalty when his shirt was pulled by Timber. 5
Subs:
Szoboszlai (on 59, Nyoni): Back after a spell on the sidelines. 6
Ngumoha (on 67, Gakpo): Didn’t get on the ball as much as he would have liked. 5
Munoz (on 82, Araujo): Tried to make an impact with his pace.
Koumas (on 82, Wirtz): Thrown on to add some energy.
Tsimikas (on 82, Kerkez): Didn’t have much luck down the left.
Subs not used: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Gravenberch.
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