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4 things we learned from Arsenal beating title rivals Liverpool

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There was one glaring, unmissable takeaway from Arsenal's 3-1 Premier League victory over Liverpool on Sunday - Martin Odegaard cannot operate a long-lens camera. The celebration police were out in full force as Arsenal's skipper celebrated his side's victory by stealing Stuart MacFarlane's camera to take a picture of the pitch-side photographer. When quizzed on the quality of his shots, Odegaard wryly admitted: "To be honest, I don't know, it was a bit blurry!" Putting aside Odegaard's poor framing - and the needless opprobrium it inspired - there were plenty of intriguing lessons to learn from a fascinating contest. Klopp is worried about Alexander-Arnold defensively Trent Alexander-Arnold endured an unusually subdued display / Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/GettyImages Trent Alexander-Arnold's frailties out of possession are nothing new. Yet, Klopp has always hailed his right-back's defensive skill set, insisting just a handful of days before th...

Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool: Six things we learned from Stamford Bridge cracker

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Amid the backdrop of one of the craziest transfer pursuits of all time, the Moises Caicedo derby between Chelsea and Liverpool served up a real treat on the opening Sunday of the new Premier League season. An absorbing bout at Stamford Bridge saw the spoils shared yet again between the two Premier League behemoths, although the quality of the contest was unlike the dire, stodgy stalemates that played out in 2022/23. This was chaos, and not the orderly sort either. Just straight unfiltered chaos. In the end, Mauricio Pochettino and Jurgen Klopp would've been content with their side's work in west London. Both teams are bound to improve on their underwhelming (slight understatement for Chelsea) campaigns last time out, and here are a few things we learned about the two teams on Sunday afternoon. Chelsea Enzo Fernandez was... a bargain?! Enzo Fernandez showed his quality on the opening day / Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/GettyImages While he'd excelled at the World Cup with Arg...