<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nOliver spoke again to both managers after the game and the matter has been referred to the FA, which will talk to the officials before deciding its next move. \u201cWe are aware of an incident that took place during the match between Arsenal and Liverpool,\u201d an FA spokesperson said. \u201cWe are in dialogue with the match officials and will review the details of the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Klopp was left to count the triple cost of a defeat that he admits means Liverpool are \u201cnot in the title race\u201d. His side are 14 points behind the leaders after their 3-2 reverse and suffered further blows with injuries to Trent Alexander\u2011Arnold and Luis D\u00edaz that the manager admitted were \u201cnot good\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00edaz departed before half\u2011time with a knee injury and Alexander\u2011Arnold followed at the break having attempted to play on after Gabriel Martinelli accidentally caught his right ankle. Both will go for scans and the stakes for Alexander-Arnold are particularly high. His place in Gareth Southgate\u2019s World Cup thinking has been the subject of considerable conjecture and, having missed Euro 2020 through injury, a similar outcome this time would be a devastating blow for the 24-year-old player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomething with the knee, not good,\u201d Klopp said of D\u00edaz. \u201cHe will have a scan and then we will know more. I have no idea about the extent. On top of that Trent was bad as well with a twisted ankle. Not good. Trent never comes off, he can play on. He was in too much pain and it started swelling immediately. So he will have a scan.\u201d Any long-term absences would deepen the gloom at Liverpool, who lost against Arsenal for only the second time in 20 meetings despite equalising twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLiverpool\u2019s Trent Alexander-Arnold lies injured at Arsenal. He was taken off at half-time. Photograph: John Powell\/Liverpool FC\/Getty Images<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They sit 10th with only two wins and this season increasingly looks like a battle simply to retain their Champions League spot, let alone any tilt at top spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not in the race,\u201d he said of the title. \u201cImagine I would sit here and think: \u2018We are nearly there, wait.\u2019 We have problems at the moment but we caused the team in form, the leader of the table, massive problems today. We have to continue. Of course in a situation like ours, we play Rangers and then Man City [in the next week]. Is that the perfect opponent for finding confidence? Probably not but we will go out there and fight. That is what we have to do and what we will do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Klopp was unhappy with the penalty award that brought Bukayo Saka\u2019s winner and suggested Gabriel Jesus had made too much of the challenge by Thiago Alc\u00e2ntara. \u201cIf I see the situation back, if there was contact, and I\u2019m not sure there was, it might have been soft contact,\u201d he said. \u201cBut the player was on both feet and then down. That\u2019s an indication that something might have been made up.\u201d He also suggested Liverpool should have been given a first-half penalty for handball by Magalh\u00e3es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arteta, although visibly delighted at full-time, continued to dampen ideas that Arsenal are genuine title contenders. \u201cOn the day we play at our best we have a chance,\u201d he said when asked if his team can beat anyone. \u201cAt the moment enjoy where we are, and play with the courage and the belief we played with in the second half and go step by step.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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