Waching daily Dec 30 2018

 After Arsenal took the lead through Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Liverpool's Roberto Firmino struck twice in two minutes to give Arsenal the lead

 Sadio Mane then scored just his second goal in 12 Premier League games to give the home side a comfortable lead

 **PREDICT FIVE RESULTS AND WIN £25,000 - FREE TO PLAY HERE** Cleary frustrated at the events, Xhaka cynically sliced down Robertson and received a caution from referee Michael Oliver

 Xhaka then recklessly booted the ball away from Liverpool players, which would usually be followed by a second caution

 However, Oliver decided to just give Xhaka a talking to with Arsenal captain Aaron Ramsey present

 Gunners fans will be thankful that the ref decided to leave Xhaka on the pitch, especially considering Liverpool went into the half with a stunning 4-1 lead

 A Liverpool win would see them move nine points clear at the top of the table after Spurs' Wembley defeat to Wolves earlier in the day

 Arsenal went into the game on the back of a poor December, losing to both Southampton and rivals Tottenham

  Unai Emery's side also failed to beat Brighton last week, as Manchester United look to close the gap on the top four

 Emery has regularly chosen to play with three central defenders in recent weeks. BT Sport pundit Martin Keown had spoken about Arsenal's weeknesses before the game, with a keen eye on Emery's decision to regularly play with a back three

 "But I think he's concerned about the team defensively in general," Keown said. "He's put that three in to give him that little bit of extra security

 "But I think whoever's going to be playing against Liverpool, you're going to be in trouble

 "Particularly the front three, so much pace, so much energy." Liverpool face Manchester City next week, with many claiming that a win could give Jurgen Klopp's side one hand on the title