EPL: Arsenal go five points clear

Arsene Wenger

arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points with victory over Liverpool at Emirates Stadium.\

This game began as a meeting between the top two sides in the table and Arsenal showed resilience and quality to maintain their fine start to the season and stretch their advantage after Chelsea’s surprise loss at Newcastle United.

Santi Cazorla gave Arsenal the lead with a fine first-half strike after his header struck the post and Aaron Ramsey scored his 10th goal of this campaign with a spectacular long-range effort on the hour.

Luis Suarez his the post for Liverpool late on but this was an impressive victory for manager Arsene Wenger’s side as they recovered from the midweek Capital One Cup home defeat by Chelsea.

The result will be a bitter disappointment for Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers after they travelled to north London with optimism high after an excellent start to the season – but perhaps saw their own current status put into perspective by this defeat.

Cazorla and Ramsey will claim much of the credit with the goals that gave Arsenal the three points, but captain Mikel Arteta gave a midfield masterclass in which he overshadowed his Liverpool counterparts to set the platform for a vital win.