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Arsenal are the real deal! Gunners winners, losers and ratings as Martinelli and Saka star in Liverpool win

Arsenal sent out a major statement to rest of the Premier League with a thrilling 3-2 win against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday evening. Two goals from Bukayo Saka and another from Gabriel Martinelli saw the Gunners past the Reds for the first time since 2020, a result that sees them move back above Manchester City to the top of the table.

Arsenal are now 14 points clear of Liverpool, who have only won two of their opening eight league games of the season.

Martinelli gave Arsenal the perfect start, scoring after just 58 seconds. Darwin Nunez deservedly levelled things up for Liverpool on 34 minutes, but Saka finished off some excellent work by Martinelli to restore Arsenal's lead just before the interval.

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The visitors fought back again early in the second half through Roberto Firmino, but Saka's penalty 15 minutes from the end - after Gabriel Jesus had been fouled - was enough to finally earn Arsenal all three points.