The 'Pool Ruins Arsenal’s Opening Day
The curse continues.
Arsenal has become one of the Premiership's suckiest sides at getting a season's show on the road.
Not even the friendly confines of Emirates Stadium could help them this time.
Neither could a trio of goals, Jürgen Klopp's crew from Liverpool took advanteage of frequent time and space to post a 3-4 netfest.
Fortunately for Arsène Wenger, there are 37 league matches to go.
It wasn't all dark skies for Arsenal, as Theo Walcott brought home some daylight in the 31st minute:
When dude's not injured, he's this good.
Philippe Coutinho put a damper on the local happiness just before halftime when he landed a perfect free kick:
This could well be called pitch perfect, even.
Then, Adam Lallana rubbed salt on Gunner injuries just at the cusp of halftime with this master stroke:
Coutinho didn't cool down in the locker room, either, bursting onto the scene again in the 56th minute.
And as usual, dude rang one up:
At the other end, though, the North Siders defense was as lose and wide as ever.
Sadio Mané has been a superb signing for the Reds, and he continued to impress by rifling home their fourth:
It's the 'Pool at its A-game best. One would almost believe they were BVB Dortmund.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is the true Ox in the Box.
Dude solely tore through the Reds like a hot knife through butter:
Calum Chambers put Liverpool's three points in doubt, but in the end, it was too little, too late:
The story of both defenses is the same.
And the season's first day is never one for Arsenal.