Four teenagers from the academy began the game for Arteta’s team, including the wonderfully gifted 15-year-old Max Dowman. Alongside him on the pitch was Ethan Nwaneri, 18, who scored the game’s opening goal after being assisted by his close friend Myles Lewis-Skelly, 19.

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Crystal Palace double their advantage on the stroke of half-time and it is a well-worked goal. Sarr and Pino exhange a lovely one-two not far outside the Liverpool box and the former takes one touch on the edge of the box before finishing in the bottom right corner.

Gameweek 9 promises another weekend of drama as teams battle to climb the Premier League table and steady their early-season form. Arsenal lead the pack after a string of strong performances, while Liverpool and Manchester City look to close the gap.

In a bit of gamesmanship, the showers at the Emirates Stadium did not have hot water for Atleti, who filed a complaint with UEFA. That caused the La Liga side to travel back to their London hotel to shower. Arsenal apologized and indicated the malfunction affected the showers in both dressing rooms at the stadium and was fixed.

Arsenal continued their fine recent form and booked their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Brighton.

On home soil this time, progression to the quarter-final and a return to winning ways will be the aim for Liverpool, though with some massive games on the horizon Arne Slot has opted for heavy rotation. As a result, Federico Chiesa, Rio Ngumoha, Joe Gomez and Trey Nyoni have all been handed a chance to impress.