That was truly exceptional. Arsenal won a league game at Anfield for the first time since 2012, when Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla scored with Mikel Arteta starting in midfield.
14 years and 13 visits to Liverpool later, it is Kai Havertz who delivers the winning goal in a victory that will go down as a modern Arsenal classic.
Arsenal finally crack the Anfield code
This was the most Arsenal result you could get. They grabbed the lead, hunkered down under extreme pressure, and survived by leaning on one of the best defences in the world.
After winning the Premier League last season, there are still a few major feats that evade Arteta as a manager; winning the Champions League is one, of course, and another is to win a league game at either Anfield or The Etihad, the two homes of the other title winners in the last nine years.
The Gunners have gotten close during the initial title charges: a misplaced pass from Gabriel Martinelli spurned a late one-on-one for Bukayo Saka in the 2022/23 season; Gabriel Jesus being just a couple of inches too short of being able to poke home Leandro Trossard’s cross at The Etihad in the 2023/24 campaign; finally, John Stones’ last-minute equaliser f...