Arsenal 3 Liverpool 4: Fans demand Arsene Wenger be sacked amid complete over-reaction

Liverpool got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start with an enthralling 4-3 victory away at Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.

Jurgen Klopp’s side were sluggish before the break and Theo Walcott was awarded a penalty following a clumsy challenge from Alberto Moreno but the Englishman failed to convert his own spot-kick.

However, Walcott redeemed himself just 69 seconds later with a well-taken finish past Simon Mignolet who started the game at the Emirates after an injury to new signing Loris Karius in pre-season.

The Gunners looked set to go into half-time with a goal advantage but Philippe Coutinho, who had shown several glimpses of magic in the opening 45 minutes, brought the sides level with a stunning free-kick.

Liverpool flew out of the blocks in the second-half and the pressure showed in the 49th minute as Adam Lallana fired home from a tight angle to make it 2-1.

With Arsene Wenger’s inexperienced centre-back pairing of Rob Holding and Calum Chambers looking shaky in defence, Coutinho piled on the misery for Arsenal with his second just before the hour mark.

Sadio Mane scored a phenomenal solo effort in the 63rd minute but it was immediately cancelled out after substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored in similar fashion at the other end of the pitch just two minutes later.

In a breathless final 25 minutes, Chambers headed home to make it 4-3 but Liverpool held on for the victory in what was undoubtedly the pick of the opening weekend of Premier League fixtures.

Arsenal really do need to strengthen – the need for a new striker is obvious and due to the injury problems suffered in pre-season it would be sensible to pick up a defender. Yes, it’s frustrating not winning the title for 13 years – ask fans of just about any other club. Yes, spending large amounts of money on match tickets gives you a right to an opinion.

Arsenal were actually pretty decent at the start of the match and the resilience shown to come from 4-1 down to make it a nail-biting finish shows there is character in this squad.