Arsenal crumble after Frimpong sending off in 0-2 loss to Liverpool
Arsenal crumble after Frimpong sending off in 0-2 loss to Liverpool
Arsene Wenger's difficult start to the season continued when his 10-man Arsenal side lost 2-0 at home to Liverpool on Saturday thanks to an Aaron Ramsey own goal and a late strike from Luis Suarez.
Liverpool's Daniel Agger is airborne after a challenge by
Arsenal's Emmanuel Frimpong (left) as teammate Aaron Ramsey
(right) looks on during Saturday's English Premier League tie in
London. Liverpool won 2-0. PIC/AFP
Ramsey's freak own-goal set Liverpool on course for a first win of the season after Kenny Dalglish's side had been held by Sunderland on the opening day. But Arsenal's decline had begun eight minutes earlier when Emmanuel Frimpong marked his first Premier League start with a red card following an ugly challenge on Lucas Leiva.
The spark, following Frimpong's dismissal, was provided by the introduction of Uruguay forward Suarez..
Ramsey put through his own net in the 78th minute when an attempted clearance from young defender Ignasi Miquel struck the Wales midfielder on the head and flashed past stunned goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
Then, in the 90th minute, Lucas and Raul Meireles combined to set up Suarez, who was left with the simplest of finishes.
Other results
>> Chelsea 2-1 West Brom
>> Sunderland 0-1 Newcastle
>> Aston Villa 3-1 Blackburn
>> Everton 0-1 QPR
>> Swansea 0-0 Wigan
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