As Arsenal rocked up to Anfield, they would have been well aware of their recent failings on the hallowed turf. Emery himself said they would rather not play us at all. And while their fans can travel back down to London in the knowledge Pepe dribbled past Van Dijk (the most annoyingly pointless stat in football history), Liverpool fans can celebrate three points, three goals, and three wins out of three.

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