Liverpool v Arsenal (EFL Cup 2020-21)

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Liverpool v Arsenal (2020-21)

Liverpool Arsenal 0 0
HT:0–0 Report Arsenal win 5-4 on penalties
Event	2020–21 EFL Cup
Date	Thursday 1 October 2020
Venue	Anfield, Liverpool
Referee	Kevin Friend
Attendance	0
Weather	10 °C (50 °F)
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Liverpool v Arsenal was a match which took place at the Anfield on Thursday 1 October 2020.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes his side took a "step forward" by beating Liverpool on penalties to reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.

After a goalless 90 minutes at Anfield, Gunners goalkeeper Bernd Leno saved two penalties in the shootout before Joe Willock scored the winning spot-kick.

Arsenal lost 3-1 in the Premier League at the Reds four days ago, and Arteta was pleased with his side's response.

"We still have lots to learn but we are on the right path," the Spaniard said.

"It is the third time in about eight weeks we have played against the best team in Europe, in my opinion, and it is a step forward for my team.

"We want to treat every competition as an opportunity to win a trophy, we have to do that for the club we represent and we will do that."

The teams produced a 5-5 thriller at Anfield in the competition last season before a penalty shootout, won by Liverpool, but this was a considerably less exciting match.

Both sides struggled for fluency after making numerous changes from their Premier League meeting on Monday.

But after Divock Origi and Harry Wilson saw efforts saved by Leno, Willock converted the decisive penalty.

Arsenal will now host Manchester City in the last eight, with all ties to be played in the week commencing 21 December.

Mohamed Elneny's miss in the shootout looked like it was going to be costly for the Gunners, but German goalkeeper Leno salvaged the situation for Arteta's side.

Leno's excellence was a theme of the match, particularly once Liverpool - who had made nine changes from their win on Monday - got to grips with the game towards the end of the first period.

The former Bayer Leverkusen keeper brilliantly parried new signing Diogo Jota's header and deserved some fortune when Takumi Minamino hit the crossbar with the follow up when he ought to have scored.

Arsenal were organised and disciplined in defence and despite Mohamed Salah joining Minamino and Jota in an experienced frontline for Jurgen Klopp's side, they could not find the breakthrough.

Liverpool were made to work hard for openings, and when they did create chances, Leno thwarted them as he produced superb saves to deny both Jota and Virgil van Dijk after the break.

The 28-year-old became the first Arsenal goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet at Anfield since Vito Mannone in September 2012.

Match

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1 October 2020 19:45 GMT	Liverpool	0–0	Arsenal	Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend
		HT:0–0 Report
		Penalties
	Milner Georginio Wijnaldum Minamino Origi Jones Wilson	5–6	Lacazette Soares Elneny Maitland-Niles Pépé Willock

Liverpool

Arsenal

13 Adrián 76 Neco Williams 46 Rhys Williams 04 Virgil van Dijk 61' 07 James Milner 16 Marko Grujić 17 Curtis Jones 59 Harry Wilson 18 Takumi Minamino 20 Diogo Jota 76' 11 Mohamed Salah 61' Substitutes: 03 Fabinho 05 Georginio Wijnaldum 76' 12 Joe Gomez 61' 26 Andrew Robertson 27 Divock Origi 61' 62 Caoimhín Kelleher 67 Harvey Elliott Manager: Jürgen Klopp

01 Bernd Leno 17 Cédric Soares 16 Rob Holding 06 Gabriel Magalhães 31 Sead Kolašinac 08 Dani Ceballos 68' 28 Joe Willock 34 Granit Xhaka 19 Nicolas Pépé 30 Eddie Nketiah 82' 07 Bukayo Saka 86' Substitutes: 03 Kieran Tierney 09 Alexandre Lacazette 82' 13 Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson 15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles 86' 23 David Luiz 24 Reiss Nelson 25 Mohamed Elneny 68' Manager: Mikel Arteta

Match Stats

• Match Stats

Overall	Liverpool	Arsenal
Goals scored	0	0
Total shots	16	6
Shots on target	7	2
Ball possession	57%	43%
Corner kicks	8	1
Fouls committed	15	10

See also

• 2020–21 EFL Cup

External links

• Match report at BBC.co.uk