Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal: Podolski and Cazorla strikes hand Gunners impressive Anfield victory

 Liverpool 0 Arsenal 2

• Podolski 31, 
• Cazorla 68

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Sunday 2 September 2012 13.30

Score	Liverpool	0 – 2(HT 0 – 1)	Arsenal
			Podolski 31 Cazorla 68
Bookings	Skrtel 47 Shelvey 91		Mertesacker 6 Arteta 26

Possession	53% 53.0	47%47.0
Corners	1083.0	217.0
Goal attempts	1963.0	1137.0
On target	444.0	556.0
Fouls	1263.0	737.0
Offside	375.0	125.0

Liverpool	José Reina,  Martin Skrtel,  José Enrique,  Glen Johnson,  Daniel Agger,  Nuri Sahin (Jonjo Shelvey, 67),  Steven Gerrard,  Raheem Sterling,  Joe Allen,  Fabio Borini (Stewart Downing, 54),  Luis Suárez
Arsenal	Vito Mannone,  Carl Jenkinson,  Thomas Vermaelen (Laurent Koscielny, 91),  Kieran Gibbs,  Per Mertesacker,  Mikel Arteta, Santiago Cazorla,  Vassiriki Abou Diaby,  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Aaron Ramsey, 73),  Lukas Podolski (André Santos, 82),  Olivier Giroud

Referee	Howard Webb
Venue	Anfield
Attendance	44,932

	0 - 1	31' L. Podolski  (assist by Cazorla)
	0 - 2	68' Cazorla  (assist by L. Podolski)

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Arsenal's Lukas Podolski celebrates after scoring his side's first goal in the 2-0 win against Liverpool

Arsenal's Lukas Podolski celebrates after scoring

Arsenal's Lukas Podolski celebrates after scoring against Liverpool during their English Premier League soccer match at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012

First goals for Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla ensured that an impressive Arsenal saw off Liverpool 2-0 in their Premier League clash at Anfield.

my comments


Cazorla - what a player. Good performance from Podolski too and the backline looks really solid. Joe Allen could be a bargain, that Zidane turn near the edge of the box was sublime. Suarez's finishing or diving showing no signs of improvement.

But one thing that was really pissing off again was the pro-Liverpool biased commentary. Completely baffling. Reina's second howler in a week barely got a mention as did Cazorla's brilliance. Diaby being criticised despite playing very well and no Liverpool player getting criticised without something positive being mentioned about them at first.

And finally, "Liverpool have outplayed Arsenal completely in most areas of the pitch".. Wtf was that??