At a time when Arsenal just can’t seem to score, it is of course one of their players that inadvertently sends Liverpool through to the fourth round of the FA Cup. Luis Diaz then showed them how to do it with a thumping finish and Liverpool did it all without Mohamed Salah.
When it’s going against you, it’s going against you. That might not bother Mikel Arteta too much with this 2-0 third-round defeat, given this is the one trophy he has already won at the club, but there are now growing concerns over whether their season might be derailing. This was a third successive defeat in all competitions.
