Alexandre Lacazette 8, Reiss Nelson 7; Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk 6 - Arsenal v Liverpool player ratings

Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - ARSENAL RATINGS: Emiliano Martinez - 7: A quite brilliant save at the death ensured Arsenal kept hold of all three points. AFP

Cedric Soares - 6: Like most full-backs, was put under constant pressure by Sadio Mane. AFP

Rob Holding - 7: Had a great running battle with Mane and the Englishman brought a sturdiness to a new-look back four. EPA

David Luiz - 7: Read the game well to put in plenty of blocks and interceptions. EPA

Kieran Tierney - 7: Rare is the time two opposing Scottish left-backs line up in the Premier League these days but Tierney kept Salah quiet all evening. AFP

Nicolas Pepe - 5: The Ivorian struggled to get over the halfway line and offered Soares little protection. Reuters

Lucas Torreira - 6: The Uruguayan struggled to impose himself on his first start in almost six months. Reuters

Granit Xhaka - 7: Made some vital interceptions in the second half and threw himself in front of every ball. AFP

Bukayo Saka - 5: Like his fellow winger Pepe, the Arsenal youngster was anonymous. AFP

Reiss Nelson - 7: Looked nervous in the opening exchanges, but forced Van Dijk into a mistake for the equaliser, and then showed great composure to score the winner. AFP

Alexandre Lacazette - 8: Tigerish in defence and an assassin in attack. The Frenchman's quick-thinking and finishing are the reasons Arsenal beat the champions. AFP

Dani Ceballos (on for Torreira, 58') - 6: Spaniard didn't see much of the ball as Liverpool pressed for an equaliser. Reuters

Joe Willock (on for Lacazette, 58') - 6: Sliced a golden opportunity to put the game to bed late on. Reuters

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (on for Nelson, 58') - 5: Arsenal's top scorer hardly touched the ball. Reuters

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (on for Soares, 76') - 5: Got skinned by Mane late on that almost led to a Liverpool goal. Reuters

Sead Kolasinac (on for Saka, 85') - NA: Brought on to eat up time. AFP

LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Alisson - 6: Poor clearance allowed Lacazette to pounce and cross for Nelson to score. Reuters

Trent Alexander-Arnold - 6: Passing radar was way off and shown a yellow card for a poor tackle on Saka. EPA

Joe Gomez - 7: Not many centre-backs can say they carried Van Dijk through a match. AFP

Virgil van Dijk - 6: The Dutchman is human after all. Tried to claim a foul in the build up to Lacazette's goal but he was fooling no one. Passing was poor, too. EPA

Andrew Robertson - 8: Liverpool's left-back was a force of nature. EPA

Fabinho - 6: Brazilian enforcer, like a few of his teammates, was a yard off the pace. AFP

Georginio Wijnaldum - 6: Tried to make things happen but too many of his teammates were not on the same wavelength. EPA

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 7: Drove at the Arsenal defence from midfield and was surprising to see him jettisoned in the second half. Reuters

Sadio Mane - 7: Always looked to take the Arsenal defence on and no surprise to see his name on the scoresheet. EPA

Mohamed Salah - 6: Had opportunities to score but running and shooting nowhere near as crisp as usual. Reuters

Roberto Firmino - 6: Brazilian led the press in usual impressive fashion but carried little threat in front of goal. EPA

SUBS: Naby Keita (on for Oxlade-Chamberlain, 61) - 7: His energy in midfield lifted Liverpool's overall performance. AFP

Takumi Minamino (on for Firmino, 61') - 6: Still searching for his first Liverpool goal but showed encouraging signs through the middle. AFP

Divock Origi (on for Salah, 82') - NA: The Belgian made his own piece of history by becoming Liverpool's most used substitute of all time. Reuters

Xherdan Shaqiri (on for Wijnaldum, 82') NA: Had a goal chalked off at the death for a foul. Reuters