'Brutal lesson' - Emphatic verdict given on Arsenal's Liverpool defeat as display garners praise

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Arsenal v Liverpool: Premier League match preview

Arsenal saw their winning run halted at five matches on Wednesday evening as Liverpool earned a hard-fought 2-0 victory in north London. Mikel Arteta’s Gunners controlled large swaths of the clash but to little reward.

Second-half strikes from Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino saw the visitors claim three points and boost their own chances of claiming the Premier League crown come the end of the season. Whilst the result will of course be a disappointment to Arsenal, it also sees them lose ground in the race for Champions League football.

With the result potentially proving pivotal for the remainder of the campaign, it is fair to say that there are plenty of talking points. Take a look at how the national media reacted to the game and of course the result:

Andy Robertson delivers blunt Arsenal verdict after Liverpool's Premier League win

Before this match, Mikel Arteta had warned that the gap between Arsenal and the league’s title chasers remained far greater than he’d like. Halfway through it was tempting to belittle those concerns but, by the end, his point had been reinforced emphatically. Liverpool can now smell a return to domestic supremacy and it is because they took their chances, laying bare the difference in firepower to ensure proceedings were effectively settled