By Daily Sports on August 14, 2016
Liverpool held on to beat Arsenal in a stunning Premier League opening weekend encounter at Emirates Stadium.
Theo Walcott fired in the first goal for the Gunners in the 31st minute, moments after missing a penalty.
Philippe Coutinho equalised with a brilliant free-kick before Adam Lallana fired in after the break.
Coutinho poked in his second and Sadio Mane slammed home, before Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored a great solo goal and Calum Chambers headed in.
It was billed as the best game of the Premier League opening weekend and more than lived up to expectations.
After a quite a dour 30 minutes, Alberto Moreno's second defensive mistake lit the flame for the encounter that followed.
It was the second half that will long live in the memory. Four of the five goals were exceptional.
There was Lallana's chest control and strike followed by a 19-pass move finished off by Coutinho. Mane then capped off an impressive debut with a goal reminiscent of his strikes at Southampton - driving at the defence before a fierce finish.
And substitute Oxlade-Chamberlain then produced a delightful cameo when he dazzled the Liverpool backline and then slotted past Simon Mignolet.
Chambers' header left Liverpool wondering whether a great win would become 'what could have been' - but they hung on.
The Gunners face champions Leicester next Saturday at 17:30 BST at the King Power Stadium. On the same day Liverpool are away again, this time at Burnley - that match kicks off at 15:00 BST.
•Text from bbc.com. Photo shows Phillipe Coutinho scoring for Liverpool
Source Daily Sports
Posted August 14, 2016
You may also like...
Mahrez Secretly Marries Model
Arteta Hopes FA Cup Win Convinces Aubameyang To...
Peter Odili At 74, A Priceless Gift To...
Dalung Solicits Financial Support for NWPL Kickoff
Anisere: Olusosun kid inspired by Osimhen’s heroics
Morata strikes late as Atletico beat Girona

Management cost Eagles World Cup spot – Supporters club chief
Otu, Udofia target CBN senior tennis title
Edo Queens win second NWFL title
Unbeaten Adeshina completes NCAA sweep
Havertz, Balogun, Ayari in early lead for FIFA golden boot race
Onitsha Country Club Inaugurates N200m 300-seater Capacity Standard Tennis Pavilion, One-storey Bar
Nnamdi wins Nigeria’s first NCAA javelin title
Olise, Yamal headline stars at maiden W’Cup
South Africa’s Williams hurt by lack of African support
Rema, Lisa, Anitta shine at World Cup 2026 opening ceremony
Balogun scores twice as US thrash Paraguay 4-1 in World Cup opener
Ajayi, Ogazi win NCAA titles
Rangers International going, going . . . (63,864 views)
Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (55,191 views)
Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (53,130 views)
Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (52,715 views)
Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (52,610 views)
Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (52,497 views)
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (52,350 views)
NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (51,901 views)
Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (51,090 views)
Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (49,580 views)
Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (48,033 views)
John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (47,462 views)