When Andrew Robertson shanked a clearance straight into Lacazette’s path, who spooned his shot with a lucky bobble for the opening goal, the flashbacks returned: dominate Arsenal, in every aspect of a football match, and lose to a flukey goal. The narrative was set in stone based on recent history. The unbeaten record was at Anfield was under threat. Of course, this Liverpool side don’t follow or seem to have the flaws we all have as fans. They are just relentless. They rinse and repeat the process and understand how successful it has been. The outcomes have been out of this world.

The rest of this article is for subscribers only.

[ttt-subscribe-article]