Liverpool and Manchester United draw game triggers Arsenal to the top of the league table

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Manchester United ended Liverpool's perfect record at Anfield on Sunday, holding the Premier League title chasers to a 0-0 draw after wins for Arsenal and Aston Villa.

Jurgen Klopp's men came into the match widely expected to inflict yet more agony on their bitter rivals and boasting 11 wins from 11 games in all competitions at home this season.

Liverpool dominated, hogging nearly 70 per cent of possession and had 34 shots to United's six but they could not break down their stubborn opponents.

Klopp's men finish the day second in the table, a point behind Arsenal's tally of 39 after the Gunners earlier beat Brighton 2-0.

The result was a moral victory for beleaguered United manager Erik ten Hag, whose team last season suffered a 7-0 drubbing at Anfield and came into the match with 12 defeats in 24 games in the current campaign.

United were missing suspended captain Bruno Fernandes while out-of-form Marcus Rashford was once again on the bench.

But they dug deep and stopped their slide after a heavy home defeat against Bournemouth last week and a tame Champions League exit in midweek.

United goalkeeper Andre Onana reacted sharply to keep out a close-range Virgil van Dijk header in the first half and the visitors could even have won the game, but Rasmus Hojlund's shot was blocked at the near post by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker.

Van Dijk said Liverpool were frustrated by the result, believing they were "superior in all aspects".

"If you see how we played the game, we had most of the ball and created some opportunities," he told Sky Sports. "There was only one team trying to win the game.

"We want to win every game of course and that is why it is frustrating. Sometimes we shot too easily and could have passed on the overlap. The right decision was sometimes lacking."

Ten Hag said his team defended almost perfectly but added that they needed to show more consistency.

"We play in very high highs and also sometimes in very low lows," he said. "If you want to achieve something in a season you can't be below certain limits so we have to get the consistency.

"This was a very good performance. You saw Liverpool's results at home and we got a clean sheet. In the second half, we had some very good chances."

There was a sour note as Liverpool issued a statement condemning attacks on United's team bus before the match, vowing to punish those responsible.

- Arsenal dominate -

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal, runners-up to Manchester City last season, dominated at the Emirates, wasting a succession of openings but they finally broke through in the 53rd minute.

Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke jumped to head a corner away but could only flick it into the path of Gabriel Jesus, who headed the ball into an empty net.

Kai Havertz doubled the lead for the Gunners in the closing minutes, slotting past goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen after being found by Eddie Nketiah.

"Incredible performance," Arteta told the BBC. "A joy to watch from the start to the end. The way we did it against this very good team."

Across London, Unai Emery's Villa fell behind to a Keane Lewis-Potter goal on the stroke of half-time.

However, Brentford's Ben Mee was sent off in the 71st minute and six minutes later Villa were level when Alex Moreno got on the end of a Leon Bailey cross.

Ollie Watkins completed the turnaround against his former club when he headed in a Boubacar Kamara flick-on from a corner with five minutes to go to make it 2-1.

Kamara was sent off in the closing minutes for violent conduct.

Mohammed Kudus scored twice and Lucas Paqueta provided all three assists at the London Stadium as West Ham beat Wolves 3-0.

The weekend's Premier League action was overshadowed by a shocking incident at Bournemouth, where Luton captain Tom Lockyer suffered a cardiac arrest, forcing Saturday's game to be abandoned.

Luton confirmed Lockyer was responsive before being taken to hospital and was in a "stable" condition. In an update on Sunday, the club said he was undergoing tests and scans.

Source: AFP

利物浦與曼聯戰平，阿森納登頂聯賽榜首

週日，曼聯在安菲爾德擊敗了阿森納和阿斯頓維拉，最終以 0-0 逼平了利物浦的完美戰績。

人們普遍認為尤爾根·克洛普的球隊將為死敵帶來更多痛苦，他們本賽季在主場各項賽事的 11 場比賽中取得了 11 場勝利。

利物浦佔據主導地位，佔據了近 70% 的控球率，並有 34 次射門，曼聯只有 6 次射門，但他們無法擊垮頑固的對手。

克洛普的球隊今天在積分榜上排名第二，落後槍手2-0擊敗布萊頓後阿森納的39分。

對於陷入困境的曼聯主帥埃里克·十·哈格來說，這是道義上的勝利，他的球隊上賽季在安菲爾德慘敗，本賽季24場比賽中輸了12場。

曼聯缺席了停賽的隊長布魯諾·費爾南德斯，而狀態不佳的馬庫斯·拉什福德再次坐在替補席上。

但在上週主場慘敗伯恩茅斯以及周中歐冠出局後，他們深挖並止住了下滑。

上半場，曼聯門將安德烈·奧納納反應敏捷，擋出了範迪克的近距離頭球，客隊甚至有機會贏得比賽，但拉斯穆斯·霍伊倫德的射門被利物浦門將阿利森·貝克爾在近門柱擋出。

範迪克表示，利物浦對這一結果感到沮喪，認為他們「在各方面都表現出色」。

「如果你看看我們是如何踢比賽的，你會發現我們掌握了大部分球權並創造了一些機會，」他告訴天空體育。 「只有一支球隊試圖贏得比賽。

“當然，我們希望贏得每一場比賽，這就是為什麼這令人沮喪。有時我們射得太容易，可能會錯過重疊。有時缺乏正確的決定。”

十哈格表示他的球隊防守幾乎完美，但補充說他們需要表現出更多的一致性。

「我們在非常高的高點下比賽，有時也會在非常低的低點上比賽，」他說。 「如果你想在一個賽季中取得一些成就，你就不能低於一定的限制，所以我們必須保持一致性。

“這是一場非常好的表現。你看到了利物浦在主場的成績，我們零失球。下半場，我們有一些非常好的機會。”

利物浦在賽前發表聲明，譴責對曼聯球隊巴士的襲擊，並發誓要懲罰肇事者，這引起了人們的不滿。

- 阿森納佔據主導地位 -

阿爾特塔率領的阿森納上賽季屈居曼城亞軍，在酋長球場佔據統治地位，浪費了一系列空檔，但最終在第53分鐘取得突破。

布萊頓後衛揚·保羅·範赫克跳起開出角球，但只能將球彈到加布里埃爾·熱蘇斯的路徑上，熱蘇斯頭球攻入空門。

凱·哈弗茨在最後幾分鐘將槍手的領先優勢擴大一倍，在埃迪·恩凱蒂亞找到後越過了門將巴特·維爾布魯根。

「令人難以置信的表現，」阿爾特塔告訴英國廣播公司。 “從開始到結束都很高興。

我們對陣這支非常優秀的球隊的方式。”

在整個倫敦，烏奈·埃默里的維拉在半場結束時因基恩·劉易斯·波特的進球而落後。

然而，布倫特福德隊的本·梅在第 71 分鐘被罰下場，六分鐘後，亞歷克斯·莫雷諾接到萊昂·貝利的傳中，維拉將比分扳平。

奧利·沃特金斯(Ollie Watkins) 在對陣老東家的比賽中完成了逆轉，在比賽還剩5 分鐘時，布巴卡爾·卡馬拉(Boubacar Kamara) 在角球處頭球破門，將比分改寫為2-1。

卡馬拉在最後幾分鐘因暴力行為被罰下場。

穆罕默德·庫杜斯在倫敦體育場梅開二度，盧卡斯·帕奎塔貢獻全部三次助攻，西漢姆聯以3-0擊敗狼隊。

伯恩茅斯發生的令人震驚的事件給週末的英超比賽蒙上了陰影，盧頓隊長湯姆·洛克耶心臟驟停，迫使周六的比賽被取消。

盧頓證實洛克耶在被送往醫院之前有反應，並且狀況「穩定」。 在周

日的更新中，俱樂部表示他正在接受測試和掃描。 （法新社）