Liverpool faced Arsenal during their pre-season tour in Philadelphia, USA. These two teams, along with Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City, will all come to the US in the summer of 2024.
Liverpool is still adapting to a new era under coach Arne Slot, after Jurgen Klopp left. For their part, Arsenal just lost to Man United in their most recent match, but when they met Liverpool, the Gunners had a better quality squad when the key players returned.
A proactive approach helped Liverpool take control of the match early. In the 13th minute, Elliott assisted Mohamed Salah to score a beautiful opening goal. Arsenal immediately reacted and put pressure on their opponents, but pushing their team high made them pay the price.
After Jota hit the post, Elliott delicately pressed the ball on the edge of the penalty area for Carvalho to rush forward and shoot into Arsenal's net.
Arsenal lost by 2 goals and faced many difficulties. In the 40th minute, Martin Odegaard broke through in the penalty area before passing to Kai Havertz to cushion the ball to shorten the score.
In the second half, Arsenal made a series of personnel changes and applied significant pressure. They created many opportunities and dominated possession, but lacked luck to equalize.
About 15 minutes into the last half, The Kop couldn't even keep the ball, but in the end they still secured a narrow 2-1 victory. Slot teachers and students have won 2 consecutive matches, while the Gunners lost both of their recent friendly matches.
