Rio Ferdinand has named the ‘team to beat’ in the Premier League after a weekend in which Arsenal snatched a dramatic win and Liverpool suffered their first defeat.

Despite not being at their very best, defending champions Liverpool took a maximum 15 points from their first five games of the season.

That run included multiple late goals but Liverpool’s fortune finally ran out on Saturday as they conceded an injury-time goal to lose 2-1 at Crystal Palace.

Federico Chiesa looked to have earned Liverpool a point with an 87th-minute equaliser after Ismaila Sarr’s early opener at Selhurst Park.

But Eddie Nketiah did his former club Arsenal a favour by scoring a dramatic winner for Palace to end Liverpool’s unbeaten run.

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