The pre-season friendlies of the European giants continued, with Liverpool taking on Arsenal. In the first friendly, Liverpool beat Real Betis 1-0, while Arsenal beat Bournemouth and Manchester United in succession. This summer window, Arsenal made a heavy reinforcement at the back, spending 45 million to sign Italy centre-back Calafiori. Liverpool still have zero signings, and manager Slote believes he needs to understand the squad at hand first, so a friendly against Arsenal is undoubtedly the best chance.
Only 3 minutes into the opening game, Kelleher's big kick was blocked by Gabriel Jesus, and he almost flew towards the goal, only slightly off the bottom line; In the 13th minute, Liverpool counterattacked, Salah scored with a low shot, 1-0! In the 20th minute, Nelson crossed from the right side, and Jesus' outflanking shot in front of the goal was slightly off; In the 27th minute, Arsenal counterattacked, Martinelli burst into the penalty area and then crossed, but was defused by the player who returned to the ground in time;
In the 31st minute, Liverpool played a sharp combination in the middle of the field, Jota burst into the left side of the penalty area and hit the post, missing the opportunity to open the score; In the 34th minute, Elliott picked up a pass in the middle of the penalty area, and Carvalho stepped forward to volley and scored, 2-0! In the 40th minute, Arsenal pulled a goal back, Odegaard shook off Tsimikas in the penalty area, Havertz then crossed, Havertz stretched out his foot in front of the goal, and the ball drilled into the net, 1-2!
At half-time, Liverpool temporarily led 2-1; Yibian fought again, Liverpool made 3 substitutions in a row, Arsenal removed Martinelli and Nelson, the two wings were all replaced, Fabio Vieira and Trossard came on as substitutes;
In the 68th minute, Fabio Vieira shot hard from the right side of the penalty area, and Kelleher saved the ball; In the 69th minute, Gabriel Jesus received a header from a corner kick from a teammate, but unfortunately it was not on the right spot and the ball went over the crossbar; In the 82nd minute, Nketiah burst into the right side of the penalty area and fired a low shot, the ball crossed in front of the goal, and his teammates failed to follow up and missed a good chance to equalize! Neither side was able to change the scoreline, and Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-1 to make it two friendly wins in a row.