Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino send Liverpool to within one point of Manchester City with Arsenal win

Liverpool moved to within a single point of Premier League leaders Manchester City after beating Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, extending their run to nine consecutive victories in the process. The Reds were second best in the opening period but came out swinging after the restart, Diogo Jota breaking the deadlock in the 54th-minute and substitute Roberto Firmino scoring a quick-fire second.

Ad/> An intense and keenly contested first half may have flown by, but chances were at a premium. Liverpool started immediately on the front foot, Virgil van Dijk forcing Aaron Ramsdale into a decent save as early as the second-minute, but Arsenal weathered the early storm and Mikel Arteta would have been the happier of the two managers at the interval.

TransfersMan City to offer Haaland £500,000-per-week contract – Paper RoundA DAY AGO The hosts got into some dangerous areas, with the pace of Gabriel Martinelli in particular causing Liverpool problems, but too often the final ball was lacking. Jurgen Klopp's side fired a warning immediately after the restart, Sadio Mane finishing with aplomb from Jordan Henderson's through ball only to see the offside flag raised.

Premier League table Premier League fixtures/results Premier League top scorers The early stages of the second half were chaotic and Arsenal could have been ahead when Thiago's loose back pass was pounced on by Alexandre Lacazette, but Martin Odegaard's shot was somehow kept out by Alisson. It's a chance they would rue just two minutes later as Thiago recovered to set up Jota with a gorgeous pass and he squeezed the ball past Aaron Ramsdale at his near post.

It was Jota's last contribution. He was replaced by Firmino and the Brazilian made his presence felt minutes