Liverpool are a class above Arsenal and the Gunners will ‘need a telescope’ to see the Premier League leaders by the end of the campaign.
That’s according to Danny Murphy, who believes Liverpool’s 3-1 win over the London club on Saturday was ‘too easy’ for the Reds.
Jurgen Klopp’s side continued their fine home form against the Gunners – their past two meetings at Anfield ended in 5-1 and 4-0 demolitions – as Mohamed Salah netted twice to lift them two points clear at the top of the table.
The result also extended their run of successive league victories to 12 – their longest winning run in the Premier League era.
It was a war of attrition at Anfield as Arsenal invited pressure from the European champions and looked to hit on the break. Their tactics bore fruit in the early stages but strikers Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nicolas Pepe could not take advantage of their chances in the first-half.
Eventually, the tactics backfired as Liverpool took the lead on the stroke of half-time as Joel Matip headed home from a corner, with Salah scoring a penalty and a fine solo strike to seal the points, before Lucas Torreira pulled one back late on.
And Murphy believes Arsenal’s performance shows they are miles off the pace of the Premier League title race, despite Unai Emery’s claims they have closed the gap.
“Arsenal will need a telescope to see Liverpool by the end of the season,” the former Reds midfielder told talkSPORT host Jim White on Monday.
“It was boys against men, it was too easy. Liverpool didn’t even get into proper gear!
“For parts in that first-half it was so easy for Liverpool. It was too easy to get into the final third because of Arsenal’s tactics and Unai Emery has to hold his hands up for that.
“Alright, Arsenal had a tight four and it was hard [to break down] but you can’t play against a top team and let them get so high up the pitch so easily in wide areas, especially with the full-backs they’ve got.
“If you go to Liverpool every year and get done, why not try something different?
“It looked like a system that had been put on a board and they hadn’t worked on it.”
