At half past seven in the evening, Anfield Stadium was packed.

This is the highlight of the opening round, a showdown between the Premier League's two giants, with both teams looking to get off to a good start.

The two teams played as hard as they could, with the Arsenal trident all starting, and Arsene Wenger made changes to the starting line-up to give the Russian Arshavin a chance to start.

"Tick! ……”

With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

Liverpool, led by captain Steven Gerrard, launched a tentative attack on Arsenal.

Arsenal are on the lookout for away games, and Arsene Wenger's tactics are to defend and counter-attack.

Amid the huge shouts of the home fans, Liverpool stepped up their attacking efforts and set off a wave of attacking frenzy.

In the third minute, Steven Gerrard fired a long-range shot from the depths of the field that went over the crossbar.

In the fifth minute, new recruit Joe Cole crossed from the side, Torres headed the ball, and the football flew towards the top left corner of the goal!

Between the lightning and flint, the football flew out of the bottom line by grazing the column!

Liverpool missed a great chance to score.

In the ninth minute, Liverpool played a wonderful combination in front of the Arsenal penalty area, Gerrard kicked a straight shot, and the football drilled into the Arsenal penalty area, and the air in the stadium suddenly became tense.

Kuyt flew before the game, followed by a low shot!

Arsenal goalkeeper Fabianski jumped to his feet and made a difficult save from the bottom line!

In the thirteenth minute, Liverpool won a corner, and there was hope in the eyes of the home fans, Arsenal's set-piece defense was really bad, and Wenger did not add reinforcements to the back line when he transferred in the summer.

Joe Cole sent a corner straight into the Arsenal penalty area, and Gerrard jumped to his feet to beat Sagna's header!

The soccer ball flies towards the top right corner of the goal!

Just as the home fans were about to cheer for the goal, "Pong! ......" There was a loud bang, and the football slammed into the door frame and popped off the field.

Liverpool wasted another chance to score, and the home fans sighed and thundered applause.

Wenger, who was sitting on the bench, was quite calm, but there was concern in his eyes.

After withstanding Liverpool's fifteen-minute bombardment, Arsenal finally relented and launched a powerful counter-attack.

In the eighteenth minute of the first half, Chen Fan launched an attack from the left side, with a 45-degree cross, and Van Persie, who was ambushed in the penalty area, pressed Carragher with a beautiful lion shake his head!

The football was held up by Liverpool goalkeeper Reina.

Three minutes later, Arsenal made a comeback when Cesc Fabregas played a wall-to-wall one-two with Robin van Persie just outside the box, followed by a diagonal pass that sent the ball flying towards the left side of the box!

This is a beautiful pass, Chen Fan quickly took two steps forward, the center of gravity dropped, and a shovel shot!

Liverpool goalkeeper Reina made a brave save, and the football was saved by him bravely!

There was a huge exclamation at Anfield as it was the first shot of the game from the new World Cup goalscorer, and it would have been had it not been for Reina's courageous performance.

Liverpool's new boss Roy Hodgson, who could no longer sit still on the bench, came to the command area and loudly reminded his players to strengthen their defense against the Arsenal trident.

Last season, Liverpool only finished seventh in the league, the worst result in 11 years, not to mention the Champions League qualification, and even the Europa League needs to start from the third round of qualification.

At the behest of the American owners, the club dismissed Benitez, the decorated coach who led the team to the Champions League title.

New coach Roy Hodgson is a homegrown coach and Liverpool are once again ushering in a homegrown era.

The last time Liverpool was coached by an Englishman was Roy 12 years ago? Evans. Red Army legend Thompson said in his column: "The right time, the right people", and he believes that local coach Hodgson is the man who helped the Reds get back into the top four.

Hodgson did not expect that he would face Arsenal in the first round of the Premier League in charge of Liverpool, and this game was a great test of his coaching ability.

The game began to heat up, the two teams switched between attack and defence very quickly, and the players slowly adapted to the rhythm of the game, and the Arsenal players gradually regained their confidence and began to play against Liverpool in attack.

In the 27th minute of the first half, Arshavin's cross from the side was pushed out of the penalty area by Liverpool central defender Ager, and after Gerrard took the ball, he brazenly launched a quick counterattack with a long pass.

Who is the best player in the Premier League to launch a long pass and a quick counter-attack?

Steven Gerrard is definitely in the top three, with the Reds captain boasting a long ball that could change the situation at any time.

The landing point of the football was very good, it flew over the head of Arsenal central defender Koscielny, and the Spanish genius Torres flew forward to unload the football and take the football to the Arsenal penalty area!

Single Knife!

The air is boiling at Anfield and this is Liverpool's best chance to break the deadlock!

Arsenal goalkeeper Fabianski walked out of the goal, the distance between the two was getting closer and closer, Torres suddenly slammed his left foot, the football flew towards his right front, and he wanted to shoot with his right foot!

At this moment, Arsenal central defender Fermaelen, who has never given up, dropped his center of gravity and smashed the football out of the bottom line with a flying tackle!

"Oh! No! ……”

The home fans screamed in pain that they had missed their best chance.

The reporters on the scene shook their heads, and the single knife was wasted like this......

In the 32nd minute of the first half, Chen Fan changed his style after taking the ball and forced the ball to break through to the middle.

Whether it's last season's Premier League, Champions League, or this summer's World Cup, Chen Fan has proven himself that if anyone dares to relax their defense against him, they will suffer bitter consequences.

Four Liverpool players immediately blocked him, and Van Persie used the time to suddenly move to the wing.

Opportunity!

"Smack! ……”

Chen Fan made a diagonal pass, and the football passed through the gap between Liverpool's central defenders and full-backs, and flew towards Van Persie!

In the Community Shield competition, Chen Fan once sent cannonballs to Van Persie in this way.

Van Persie took a deep breath and passed past the Liverpool full-back like an arrow from the string, and met the ball with a furious shot!

The soccer ball is like a cannonball that is boring, blasting towards the goal!

A white light flashed and the ball blasted open the goal guarded by Reina!

The ball is in!

The score became 1-0!

Robin van Persie helps Arsenal break the deadlock on the pitch!

Van Persie, who scored the goal, pointed at Chen Fan and laughed happily.

The tacit understanding between the Dutch duo is truly amazing......

The reporters on the sidelines couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.

Anfield was silent as the night and their team conceded the first goal.

This is our home stadium, and after a brief silence, the Liverpool fans suddenly shouted loudly: "Reds! ”

"Red Army!"

"Red Army!"

Anfield turned into a sea of red.

After the restart, Liverpool almost came out of the nest and they wanted to equalize!

Arsenal launched a quick counter-attack after withstanding the onslaught of the opposition, Arshavin took Cesc Fabregas's pass, sprinted along the flank, and suddenly crossed ten meters from the baseline.

Football is heading for the point!

Chen Fan, who quickly stepped forward in the Liverpool penalty area, took two steps forward and raised his right foot!