Given how tight title races have been in recent years we may look back at this narrow Liverpool win against Arsenal as the deciding factor in the Premier League title race.

Who knows. It’s a bloody long season and we’re still in August. But what we do know is that Liverpool’s penchant to take more risks will surely pay off long-term if Arsenal continue to be content with going away to the big boys and being happy with a draw.

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That may sound harsh on Arsenal. But it has been the same old story for a few seasons and they’ve come up just short again in a big game. Unless Mikel Arteta changes the setup and mentality of his team in these huge games, they are likely to come up just short again in the title race this season.

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