Liverpool hit purple patch to put Arsene Wenger on the back foot - in August

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Jurgen Klopp celebrated a special victory with supporters at the final whistle — and as fans sung his name, the unity, ambition and belief in the Liverpool camp could not have been clearer, even taking into account some poor defending which made it a nervy finale from 4-1 up, and left questions about their title credentials still unanswered.

Contrast that with boos from the home end, chants of ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’, the stony faces of Arsenal fans as they trooped out of the Emirates and the lonely look on the face of the team’s players, struggling under the heavy weight of frustration in north London which has been brewing for years.