{"id":2474,"date":"2025-08-31T19:38:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/31\/liverpools-szoboszlai-downs-arsenal-while-man-city-stumble-again\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T19:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:38:38","slug":"liverpools-szoboszlai-downs-arsenal-while-man-city-stumble-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/08\/31\/liverpools-szoboszlai-downs-arsenal-while-man-city-stumble-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool\u2019s Szoboszlai downs Arsenal while Man City stumble again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holders Liverpool beat Arsenal 1-0 in English football\u2019s Premier League, while fallen favourites Man City lose 2-1 at Brighton.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dominik Szoboszlai curled home a brilliant long-range free kick to earn Liverpool a 1-0 win over Arsenal in an early-season meeting between two of the likely Premier League title contenders.<\/p>\n

Manchester City was also expected to be challenging for the championship this season, but collapsing to a 2-1 loss at Brighton \u2013 for a second straight loss \u2013 was another sign that Pep Guardiola\u2019s team has lost its aura of dominance.<\/p>\n

Little separated Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield before Szoboszlai stepped up to an 83rd-minute free kick and whipped it into the top corner from about 30 yards.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I would take a risk,\u201d Szoboszlai told Sky Sports. \u201cI was confident, so I tried it and finally! It\u2019s a long time when you practice all the time and Trent [Alexander-Arnold] was taking the free kicks, but finally I could have my chance, and I did it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis [type of] shot I didn\u2019t practice in the last few weeks as we were shooting from closer, but I had to take a risk and shoot it a little bit harder.\u201d<\/p>\n

Filling in at full back in an emergency, the Hungary captain \u2013 typically an attacking midfielder \u2013 did his best impression of now-departed right back Alexander-Arnold with a top-quality strike that was out of keeping with the rest of the game.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now three straight wins to open the season for Liverpool, the defending champion.<\/p>\n

For Arsenal, it was a first loss and first goal conceded \u2013 extending its winless record at Anfield dating back to 2012.<\/p>\n

\u201cArsenal had an unbelievable season last season and three times in a row coming second,\u201d Szoboszlai added.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be honest, it\u2019s a compliment always to keep on going with City, with Chelsea with us \u2013 it is always really hard. They have an unbelievable team and an unbelievable coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Liverpool\u2019s Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, left, strikes the ball over the wall from a free kick to score the only goal [Darren Staples\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Man City lose again as former Liverpool midfielder Milner nets EPL record<\/h2>\n

City\u2019s defeat at Brighton followed a 2-0 home loss last weekend to Tottenham, which is demonstrating the same vulnerabilities and brittleness it showed last season when surrendering the title to Liverpool after four consecutive years as champions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the reality: we are not at the level from a long time [ago],\u201d said City midfielder Rodri, the reigning Ballon d\u2019Or winner, who was starting in the league for the first time since September last year following a serious knee injury.<\/p>\n

Brajan Gruda surged through an open defence, rounded goalkeeper James Trafford and slotted into an empty net for the 89th-minute winner for Brighton, which trailed to Erling Haaland\u2019s first-half strike \u2013 his 88th goal in 100 Premier League appearances since moving to England in 2022.<\/p>\n

City conceded an equalizer in the 67th minute after Matheus Nunes raised his arm in the area to block a shot, with James Milner converting the penalty for Brighton to become \u2013 at age 39 years and 239 days \u2013 the second-oldest scorer in Premier League history. He is also the second youngest, having netted as a 16-year-old for Leeds.<\/p>\n

With City noticeably fading, Brighton created a succession of chances before Gruda converted one to seal a repeat of his team\u2019s come-from-behind 2-1 win over City last season.<\/p>\n

City\u2019s only points so far this season have come from a 4-0 opening-round win at Wolverhampton, after which pundits were saying Guardiola\u2019s team was back. Now, it has fewer points than Manchester United.<\/p>\n

West Ham eased the pressure on manager Graham Potter with a 3-0 win at Nottingham Forest, secured by late goals by Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta \u2014 from the penalty spot \u2014 and Callum Wilson.<\/p>\n

West Ham lost its first two games in the league, conceding eight goals in the process, and also was eliminated from the English League Cup in midweek.<\/p>\n

Paqueta, the Brazil midfielder, celebrated his successful penalty kick by pretending to answer a call and throw away a phone before kissing the badge on his jersey \u2013 perhaps a nod to being linked over the past 24 hours with a move to Aston Villa.<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace visits Villa in the final game on Sunday to wrap up the Premier League\u2019s third round.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/p>\n

Al Jazeera and news agencies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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