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With the win over Chelsea, Arsenal's record in the first 20 games of the season has changed to 22 wins, two draws and two defeats, and 68 points have put them above the Blues in 2005/06 and second best result in Premier League history for the same period, behind Manchester City in 2017/18 with 22 wins, three draws and one defeat.

However, they will not be able to rest on their laurels as the defending champions are reaping the win, with the difference between the two sides remaining at four points, a far cry from the same period as the Blues three years ago, when they had already left United second in the table by a full 13 points.

However, the gap between third-placed Tottenham and the top two is gradually widening, and Tottenham, who were only two points behind Manchester City at the half-time, are now a full eight points away from Pep Guardiola's team, and can basically be considered to have withdrawn from the Premier League title race early.

The next midweek is a European matchday and Manchester City are now on Wednesday with a 3-1 win at Borussia Dortmund to make it to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. And Arsenal, who played a day later, were not far behind, also away from home, also 3-1, and won the Zurich FC of Switzerland smoothly, making the second leg meeting a week later a routine.

On Saturday 20 February, the day of the FA Cup tie, the 27th round of the league will be played against the teams who have already been knocked out of the tournament, and the Gunners will naturally follow the rules. However, as their opponents in this round of the league, Liverpool, are playing in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, the clash has to be postponed for two days until next Tuesday. In two days' time, they will face FC Zurich at home, followed by next weekend's league fixtures, which will be a huge physical test for Lee and his team.

Fortunately, their opponents Liverpool will not be comfortable either, having to face fierce rivals Manchester United in the domestic cup tie, then travel to Arsenal three days later, and then prepare for the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City at the weekend, which will have to postpone their 28th round of league play again, which will have a huge negative impact on the rest of the fixtures.

And the reason why all this has caused the English giants to complain about it comes down to the FA Cup being put on the weekend kick-off. In this regard, these teams that compete with each other in the league and are about to play their brains have been linked together on several occasions in the hope that the FA can change the long-standing tradition and arrange the cup competition to be played in midweek. However, due to various considerations, it has not been able to get what he wanted, and this time, the "petition" represented by the six strong teams of the Premier League (Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham) has once again been submitted to the hands of FA chairman Greg Clark.

The former Premier League president, who was re-elected last summer, was able to secure the support of the vast majority of clubs because he promised to solve some difficult problems for the clubs, and this time it was time for the English football giant to show his boldness. In late March, there will be a meeting between the FA and the Premier League to discuss the various fixtures and rules for next season, and according to the Times and other authoritative media reports, there will be some new policies that are more in line with the trend of modern football, which is likely to include changes to the FA Cup schedule, which has attracted the attention of people from all walks of life in the country.

However, Li Mudi's focus is obviously not distracted from these matters for the time being, and the experienced and well-connected CEO Gazidis is in charge, which can still reassure others, and the main task on the team's side is naturally to win, and in the end, it can continue to win.

Luckily, Arsenal were lucky enough to get an extra two days to prepare for the FA Cup, and they also had a physical advantage over their opponents. In addition, it is a home game, so the overall winning chance is still very large, but in fact, the actual content of the game is not as optimistic as expected before the game.

After a hard-fought win over Manchester United to reach the quarter-finals of the domestic cup on Saturday, Jurgen Klopp was well aware of the difficulties ahead of the trip to the Emirates Stadium, so he cleverly changed his team's usual attacking tactics and used a counter-attacking strategy from the start, hoping to take advantage of the home team's desperate need to win to attack the gaps behind the Gunners' defence.

Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, two fast-moving wingers, were a key factor in the Reds' ability to open up the game, while the starting centre-forward Roberto Firmino often dropped back to midfield or even centre-back to get involved in the build-up, giving Liverpool's 4-3-3 formation look more like a 4-4-2 for more of the time.

In the face of the opponent's style of play, Li Mudi will naturally not feel unfamiliar, because when facing other weaker opponents, and even some strong teams with the same strength as themselves, Arsenal often encounters this situation, and it is no surprise for a long time.

Today's opponents were completely different, as the Reds' two wingers were so fast and both had excellent individual skills, especially Egyptian Mohamed Salah, who was a nightmare for all defenders, and in the prime of his career, he was no less dangerous than the two Melo a few years ago.

In order to prevent the two fast forwards who should be going to the track and field competition from the left and right to get the opportunity to sprint, the Gunners boss can only keep the two wing-backs Bellerin and Kolasinac more at the back, but this will lead to the problem of over-concentration in the middle of the attacking area in the front court, making it easier for the opponent to defend.

Even Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette had been instructed by the manager to rotate frequently to the wings, but they could not solve the shortcomings of the home team's lack of passing options and the difficulty of opening up the Reds' defensive formation, so in the first 20 minutes of the first half, the game, which was supposed to be a good match, looked particularly dull and had few bright spots.

Seeing this, Lee, who was relatively more eager to get a win, took the lead in changing his tactics, bringing Diego Llorente, who can play as a cameo, to the midfield, while moving Ndidi and Torreira, who were originally in the central midfield position, forward, and Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan were more fixed on the two flanks up front. As a result, Arsenal's formation changed from 3-4-1-2 at the beginning to 4-3-3, and the efficiency of using the width of the pitch was immediately improved.

Although it is inevitable that the home team's players will not adapt in a short period of time after the change, Liverpool have always adhered to the conservative mentality of the anti-counter-attacking strategy, which bought the Gunners valuable time to adjust, and finally laid a good foundation for the second half.

After the rematch, Uncle Scum, who thought that it would not be too meaningful to shrink the backfield, also adjusted the formation of the away team, and the three lines collectively pressed forward, forming a needle-to-wheat situation with Arsenal. This move was also a choice made by Klopp in desperation, because blindly defending passively would further disadvantage their already disadvantaged physical condition. Now that we can't get the counter-attacking plan we made before the game, it's better to go back to our best style of play, after all, the Reds are still the team that relies on attack to win the world.

Limdoudi's response was also timely, replacing Mustafi with Ramsey early in the second half, returning Llorente to centre-back, and Ndidi then returned to the role of a central midfielder, returning the Gunners to a normal level of adaptation in all positions on the pitch.

It's the same 4-3-3 position, both teams are more attack-oriented, and the advantage is in the midfield, the multi-player cooperation and the speed ability of the strikers, such opponents meet together, it is really a bit like they are playing against themselves, and there will always be a mirror contrast.

It's just that in comparison, Liverpool's front trident is more dynamic, and Arsenal's integrity can also occupy a slight advantage, each with its own advantages. As for the backline, the Gunners were originally inferior to the Reds led by Van Dijk and England international Joe Gomes, but with the arrival of Diego Llorente and the gradual adaptation to the new environment, Gunners fans can proudly claim that their side also have a European giant-level defence, and the two teams are a draw in this regard.

This parity is even more evident in the statistics, just looking at the performance in the second half, the two sides have basically maintained a basic level of possession, shots and even passes. The home team will only be able to commit fewer fouls than the home team because of the home whistle, but this will hardly have much of an impact on the final result, as Arsenal are known for their lack of set-piece tactics throughout Europe.

However, that changed dramatically from today's game.

In the 71st minute, Li Mudi, who saw on the sidelines that his disciples had been unable to create any decent chances in the positional attack, used the remaining two substitutions in one go, sending two new signings, Belasino and Balco, to replace the two cameo wingers of Aubameyang and Mkhitaryan.

His instructions for the two new players were very simple: to attack the two ribs of the opposition, especially the combination of centre-back and full-back, forcing the Reds' midfielders to return to the defence, thus cutting off the support line of the visitors' strikers. In addition, it can also cause some damage, Liverpool now have yellow cards on the field, including Jordan Henderson, Alexander-Arnold and many other players, if they can reduce the opponent's team, then the next game will be much better.

As a result, the Gunners boss had hoped for it, with Belasino, who could switch between striker, winger and midfielder positions at will, showing a very lively appearance, posing a threat to the visitors' defensive formation, which had not adapted to this type of attack in a short period of time. As for the little Argentine man, it made the Red Army soldiers feel even more helpless, this is simply a sick man who will fall down at the first touch, but as long as the referee does not blow a foul, he will immediately get up and carry out a fierce counterattack, plus he is stunned, which makes several world-class stars cry and laugh.

Seeing Balco being knocked to the ground again and again because of his physical condition, but again and again he immediately got up to participate in the pressing, the part of the gun fans who booed because he was dissatisfied with his performance in the previous games when he came off the bench quickly changed his stance and began to cheer for the players on the field with cheering shouts and the club's team song "hot stuff". Among the targets naturally includes Messi II, who was previously known as the first parallel import in team history.

This scene was seen by Li Mudi, who had always supported Balco, and a little smile finally appeared on his face, which had been expressionless since the opening, and something that made him even happier soon came.

In the 79th minute, Belasino broke through one-on-one on the right against Reds left-back Robertson and was brought to the ground by the latter, winning a free-kick for his side. Balco's ball headed straight for the back post in the box, and Van Dijk couldn't clear the ball under Koscielny's interference, instead rubbing the ball back to the feet of Alexandre Lacazette, and the French striker didn't miss the chance to get a straight shot from his right foot from the corner of the six-yard box before the other defenders could intercept it, breaking Alisson's 10-finger pass and helping Arsenal to take a somewhat lucky lead.

Although he was not credited with an assist, the home team's new Argentine signing was considered one of the heroes who was able to score the goal, which made the fans' attitude towards him change again, at least to a certain extent, to recognize the kung fu of the free-kick.

Three minutes later, Balko asked all the gun fans at the scene to get up from their seats and willingly send him a eulogy.

The shortest player of the pitch counter-attacked after Liverpool's attack was blocked by Llorente from the back, and after shaking off Jordan Henderson, who didn't get up in time for fear of a second yellow card, Balko delivered a clever diagonal pass to give Alexandre Lacazette a one-on-one chance against Joe Gomez. As a result, the French striker was tripped by the opposition while trying to use his speed to force a breakthrough, which led to the England international being shown a yellow card by the referee and a well-placed free-kick for the team.

Balko seized the opportunity to strike a theoretically near-perfect curling shot with his golden right foot, which went around the wall and into the top left corner of the visitors' goal at breakneck speed, leaving the Brazilian goal in the air with a look of despair.

2-0, the Gunners sealed the victory, and the huge cheers of the whole stadium were the biggest praise that the fans gave to the whole team, especially the Argentine youngster.

Li Mudi led the team to a wave of four consecutive wins, including three hard bones in a row West Ham United, Chelsea and Liverpool, and performed very well.

But Manchester City, for their part, were not far behind, chasing Arsenal with the same winning streak, and the battle for the league title was once again heated by the strength of these two teams.