As Diogo Jota scored Liverpool’s first goal, my heart sank in the stands. Watching on from the north bank, it was like all the optimism of the first half that had given life to the crowd was suddenly drawn out of us.
Made worse was Jota’s goal was quickly followed by a Liverpool substitution. Arsenal watched on as both Jota and Luis Diaz were replaced by Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. The latter would soon go on to score a quick second and put the game to bed.
Despite the game having half an hour still to play, including added time, there was little that could be done to change the tide of the game. Mikel Arteta had a comparable much weaker reserve to call upon.
