Arsenal 3-2 Liverpool: The 2 controversial penalty incidents in Premier League thriller

Arsenal have defeated Liverpool 3-2 in a Premier League thriller that will be remembered as a tale of two penalty incidents.

The Gunners needed just 58 seconds to assert their authority on the game as the sensational Gabriel Martinelli broke down the left flank, before slotting the ball past Alisson Becker with aplomb.

However, just as Tottenham Hotspur had responded the previous weekend, Liverpool had an answer for their hosts at the Emirates Stadium as they levelled the scores after the half-hour mark.

Fresh from being denied what looked like a certain penalty for a handball from Gabriel – more on that shortly – Darwin Nunez slid in to score from Luis Diaz’s cross and proceeded to silence the haters with a funny celebration.

Nevertheless, Arsenal finished the first-half just as they’d started it with Trent Alexander-Arnold once again looking suspect as Mikel Arteta’s men scored from a fabulous counterattacking move capped off by Bukayo Saka.

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At this point, it was fast becoming apparent that neutral fans had a Premier League classic on their hands and the second-half hardly pumped the brakes when it came to end-to-end entertainment.

That’s because Liverpool once again drew level just minutes after Martin Odegaard had spurned a glorious chance for Arsenal as Roberto Firmino continued his astonishing record against the north London club.

The Brazilian forward extended his strong start to the 2022/23 season by profiting from some suspect Arsenal defending and found the far bottom corner with a laser-like left-footed finish.

However, it was at this point that the game reached its pivotal moment as Arsenal won a penalty with less than 15 minutes left on the clock that gave