Arsenal's performance in the first half was decent . If Arsenal could have continued this trend in the second half, then maybe the team would not have lost the match. But in the second half, Mikel arteta decided to change tactics. And he probably wanted to end the match 0- 0. Arsenal's players attacked very little in the second half. The team could not make a single on target shot. Arsenal should have played aggressively in this match. Then the match would have been more exciting. We would have seen more goals from both teams.
To be honest, those who watched the first half of this match might have thought that Liverpool could lose to Arsenal in this match and besides, there was a lot of competitive performance throughout the match. If we compare the ball position, we will not see much difference between the two teams. Here Liverpool was able to hold 53% and Arsenal on the other hand 47%.
However, luckily Liverpool managed to score a goal towards the end of the second half, it was actually a fantastic goal from Szoboszlai that essentially enabled Liverpool to do what they did and help them stay unbeatable as the top team in the table.