Arsenal beat Liverpool 1-0 at Anfield, first league win there since 2012
Photo: The GuardianArsenal beat Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League, with Kai Havertz scoring in the first half in what proved the only goal. It was Arsenal's first league win at Liverpool since September 2012 and put the defending champions three points clear at the top of the table. Havertz's goal was his first in ten appearances. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta played in midfield for the club's previous league win at Anfield. The result ended Liverpool's five-match winning run in all competitions. After the final whistle, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk was booked for sarcastically applauding referee Andy Madley. Arsenal arrived on the back of a Carabao Cup defeat at League Two side Fleetwood on Tuesday.
The right-leaning Daily Mail, in a live recap, leads with Arteta, saying he finally won at Anfield through a perfect game plan, and highlights Havertz's first-half goal and the three-point lead. Its opening describes Liverpool hosting the defending champions and gives little else beyond the headline. The left-leaning Guardian reads the match as a statement: it credits Arsenal's champion knowhow, control and ability to frustrate, and says Liverpool faded and ran out of ideas after an energetic first half. It adds the Van Dijk booking, the angry reaction around Liverpool to what they saw as dark arts, and a remark that Arsenal remain the team to beat whatever happens to Manchester City over financial rule breaches. Both sides agree on the scoreline, Havertz's decisive goal and the long wait for a win. The Mail stresses the manager and the table, while the Guardian stresses Liverpool's decline and the controversy at the end. Independent outlets ESPN and Yahoo Sports differ mainly in angle. ESPN highlights Arsenal's defense against Liverpool's expensive attack, and Yahoo frames the win as a recovery from the Fleetwood loss.
How the sides differ Right sources stress Arteta's game plan and the three-point lead; left sources stress Arsenal's control, Liverpool's fade and the late Van Dijk booking.
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The Guardian presents Arsenal as controlling, ruthless champions making a statement, features Arteta's Anfield history and Van Dijk's booking, and describes Liverpool fading after a lively first half.
ESPN focuses on Arsenal's defensive resilience against Liverpool's costly attack and lessons for Liverpool; Yahoo Sports frames the win as a bounce-back from the Fleetwood defeat that opens a three-point lead.
The Daily Mail's live recap leads with Arteta finally winning at Anfield through a perfect game plan, citing Havertz's first-half goal and Arsenal's three-point lead at the top.