Fortunes of Arsenal, Liverpool transform in a month
Arsenal and Liverpool head into the international break in very different moods from the last one, even though only a point separates them in the Premier League.
A 4-0 rout of Arsenal by Liverpool at the end of August laid the perfect foundations for a title challenge by Juergen Klopp’s side. It was wasted.
Since then Liverpool has only collected five points from a possible 12 to drop to seventh. The latest setback came with a 1-1 draw at Newcastle on Sunday as Arsenal eased to a 2-0 victory over Brighton.
Arsene Wenger’s side has amassed 10 points since the Anfield humiliation with the only blip in the last month a creditable one: A 0-0 draw away to defending champion Chelsea.