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Did Arsenal win at Anfield on merit, or by getting away with it?
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Arsenal won at Liverpool, their first win at Anfield since Mikel Arteta was still playing for the club.
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After Alisson's short pass to Jacquet went astray, Havertz finished a Rice cross, and Arsenal sat top, 3 points clear of Manchester City.
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Timber grabbed Alexander Isak's shirt inside the box, and VAR cleared it. Daniel Sturridge said that if Isak makes more of it, it's a penalty. Ian Wright, a former Arsenal striker, admitted his old club had got away with it. He shouldn't have to make more of it.
“He shouldn't have to make more of it.”
Liverpool took 17 shots at Arsenal's goal, and not one was on target. Weigh that against the penalty appeal they never got.
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