Liverpool 3-1 Arsenal RATINGS: A night to forget for Aubameyang but Trent Alexander-Arnold shines

Liverpool made it three wins out of three with a 3-1 comeback win over fellow high-flyers Arsenal. Despite dominating the opening stages of the game, it was Mikel Arteta's Gunners who took the lead in the first-half when Alexandre Lacazette finished off a fine team move with a scuffed finish over Alisson. But the Reds turned the game on its head before half-time thanks to goals from Sadio Mane and Andy Robertson, before Diogo Jota sealed his first Premier League appearance for the Premier League champions with a match-sealing third late on. Liverpool continued their fine start to the season with a 3-1 win over Arsenal at Anfield LIVERPOOL Alisson Becker – What he does so well is burst into life when needed and made a couple of super interventions in the second period – 7.5 Trent Alexander-Arnold – Ran the game from right-back, an assist for Robertson, some glorious deliveries and a shot that struck the bar – 8.5 Joe Gomez – Stepped back into his position with the minimum of fuss, be good to see him get a prolonged sequence of starts now – 7 Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold ran the game from right-back and laid on an assist Virgil Van Dijk – You watch him sometimes and think he finds it all too easy; looked like he was never out of second gear – 7.5 Andrew Robertson – If you are going to make a mistake that leads to a goal, the best way to atone is with a goal of your own – 7 Gini Wijnaldum – Quietly effective, nothing out of the ordinary but kept the team ticking along as he usually does – 6.5 Fabinho – He might just be the best central defensive midfielder in Europe, cruised through the cost in imperious fashion – 8 Fabinho 's performance might just prove he is one of the best midfielders in Europe Naby Keita – Some nice moments and good use of the ball but you watch him and feel like there is so much more to come – 6.5 Mohamed Salah – No goals but was strong and he was quick and he’s started the season in blistering form – 8 Roberto Firmino – Gets said he doesn’t score enough but without him, Liverpool aren’t the same team. Arsenal didn’t know how to contain him – 7 Mohammed Salah was not on the scoresheet but was still one of the best on the pitch Sadio Mane – Perhaps fortunate to only be booked for an early elbow and that was a blot on a relentless evening when he scored again – 7 Subs: Adrian, Minamino, Jones, Milner, Jota, Origi, Williams Manager: Jurgen Klopp – You can see in his face that he still believes there is room for improvement but he had his team drilled perfectly and this was a statement of intent - 7 ARSENAL Bernd Leno – Needed to be stronger for Liverpool’s first goal, weakly palming the ball into Mane’s path – 5 Rob Holding – Much better than in the Community Shield against the same opponents, resilient and made some crucial interventions – 6.5 David Luiz – One superb moment to read a Van Dijk header and this was so much better than his nightmare here 12 months ago – 6 David Luiz was still on the losing side but was much improved at centre-back Kieran Tierney – Left isolated by the system and received no help in his forlorn attempts to keep hold of Salah – 5 Hector Bellerin – Spent the evening working out how to keep Robertson and Mane in check but not to any great success – 5.5 Granit Xhaka – Couple of big tackles early on but spent the rest of the time being harangued and was eventually replaced – 5 Mohamed Elneny – Most industrious member of Arsenal’s midfield, worked so hard to try and repel the Red tide – 6 Mohammed Elneny was one of the more industrious members in the Arsenal midfield Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Didn’t know whether he was a wing-back or a full-back and should have worked in tandem with Tierney – 5 Willian – Frustrating night for the Brazilian, got no change out of Robertson and saw very little of the ball in an attacking sense – 5.5 Alexander Lacazette – Alert, as every good striker should be, to take advantage of a gift but wasted a chance to score a second – 6 Alex Lacazette was alert to give Arsenal the lead but should have added more later in the game Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – That Arsenal only touched the ball twice in Liverpool’s penalty area in the first 45 minutes tells how quiet he was – 5 Subs: Runarsson, Saka, Gabriel, Pepe, Nketiah, Kolasinac Manager: Mikel Arteta – Had to ditch his plan to contain Liverpool but the introduction of Ceballos for Xhaka gave Arsenal some belated impetus – 6 Referee: Craig Pawson – He will be relieved that it was a night that was free of controversy but right to ask whether he let Mane off lightly in the first half – 6