Partey, Matip and Salah: All the African stats as Arsenal prove themselves against Liverpool

21:55 SAST 2022/10/09

Mohamed Salah, Thomas Partey and Edward Nketiah put up interesting performances as Liverpool bowed 3-2 to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal extended their winning streak to five in all competitions after defeating Liverpool 3-2 in Sunday’s Premier League thriller.

Gabriel Martinelli drew first blood in the first minute after he was set up by Martin Odegaard.

The Reds restored parity courtesy of Darwin Nunez in the 34th minute.

In the goal-laden first half, the Gunners took the lead from Bukayo Saka on the stroke off half time.

Saka completed his brace with 14 minutes left on the clock after drilling home from the penalty mark.

How did the Africans fare in the battle at the Emirates Stadium?

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Mohamed Salah (Egypt)

Minutes played: 68
Shots: One
Shots off target: One
Key Passes: One
Touches: 27
Passes: 19
Passing Accuracy: 89.5 %
Dribbles: Two
Dispossessed: Two
Fouls Suffered: Six
Interceptions: One
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Thomas Partey (Ghana)

Minutes played: 90
Key Passes: One
Aerials Won: On
Touches: 59
Passes: 43
Passing Accuracy: 90.7 %
Top Tackles: One
Interceptions: Two
Clearances: Six
Fouls Committed: One
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Eddie Nketiah (Ghana)

Minutes played: One
Dispossessed: One
Passes: Two
Passing Accuracy: 50 %
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Joel Matip (Cameroon)

Minutes played: 68
Touches: 58
Passes: 46
Passing Accuracy: 91.8 %
Foul Suffered: One
Interceptions: One
Clearances: Six
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Did you know?

Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring after just 58 seconds, Arsenal’s quickest goal in this fixture in the Premier League, with only Martin Skrtel scoring earlier for either side (51 seconds in February 2014). Martinelli’s goal was the seventh that Liverpool have conceded in the first minute in the competition, and the first since Dwight Gayle netted after 25 seconds for Newcastle in July 2020.
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What next for Arsenal?

The Gunners will look to pick up another win against Bodo/Glimt in Thursday's Europa League outing.

Mohamed Salah (Egypt)