Not ten minutes later, Arsenal’s lead was doubled thanks to this sublime free kick from Mesut Ozil. Is he back on top form now?
And on the stroke of halftime Alexis Sanchez tripled the home side’s advantage with a rasping drive into the roof of the net.
Liverpool were given a lifeline, though, as Hector Bellerin brought down Raheem Sterling in the box. Jordan Henderson stepped up to convert, but only just. Time for a fightback?
No. All hopes of a comeback were distinguished when Liverpool’s Emre Can picked up his second yellow of the afternoon for a lunge on Danny Welbeck.
And Liverpool were dead and buried at the end when Olivier Giroud bagged Arsenal’s fourth.
Do Arsenal have a genuine claim to a title challenge?
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