Liverpool comprehensively outplayed Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium

by Kenneth Nzeh January 21, 2022

January 21, 2022 204 views

Liverpool comprehensively outplayed Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday,

booking a place in the League Cup final in the process.

Diogo Jota made light of the absence of Liverpool big-hitters Sadio Mane and Mo

Salah in a man-of-the-match performance at the Emirates Stadium, scoring both

goals and giving Takehiro Tomiyasu a torrid time on the right of the Gunners defense

from the first whistle to last to see the Reds into next month’s Carabao Cup final.

The brace took him to 14 goals in a Liverpool shirt this season from only 22 starts

in all competitions, and left head coach Klopp regaling the talents of a player whose

£41m price tag drew some scorn when he first joined the club less than two years ago.

“We were completely convinced when he arrived he’d help us massively,” he told Sky

Sports. “There are so many things before you sign a player, nowadays you can watch

100 games, we were really confident but since he’s been here he’s made another step.

He’s turned into a world-class striker, and that’s really helpful for us.

“We scored two wonderful goals, Jota was on fire, but the passes too. I don’t think a

lot of people in the stadium saw Diogo in that position for the second goal, but Trent

did which was helpful and he finished it off – absolutely outstanding.

“We’re over the moon. It’s a difficult game, a difficult time generally, we just have to

get through it. We try everything we can, and what the boys did tonight against a

really strong Arsenal side was really exceptional.