'Heavy metal is no more', the harsh critique that shows Liverpool's crisis

Liverpool slipped 14 points off the top and into 10th place in the standings, putting more pressure on manager Jurgen Klopp in a fading start to the season. More bad news for Klopp. Colombian attacker Luis Diaz left the Emirates Stadium on crutches with a bad left knee after injuring it in the first half. Trent Alexander-Arnold was replaced at half-time with a sprained ankle.

Liverpool went from strength to strength and levelled through Uruguay's Darwin Nunez after 34 minutes. Arsenal restored the lead in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time, with Saka tapping in Martinelli's pass. But the visitors responded again in the 53rd minute. After coming off the bench, Brazil's Roberto Firmino scored from almost no angle to make it 2-2.

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Thiago's disputed foul set the tone for the final whistle, with Saka calmly slotting home the penalty. After that, the Reds had no answer to the challenge and another Premier League defeat that has sparked criticism of the way Jürgen Klopp's side have been playing and the decline of the team.

The one who fired a strong criticism was former Manchester United player Gary Neville, who said Liverpool is no longer heavy metal, after Klopp's well-known musical taste, and now just sounds like a bass tune without the stridency and power that it used to have: ‘I thought that was worrying that second half for Liverpool. They were a shadow of themselves. That’s not heavy metal football, that’s like bass guitar. It was really lethargic. To the eye, it looks nothing like it used to. They look like they’re 2 or 3 yards off’.

He singled out Núnez as Liverpool's best player

Neville could only single out one player for the Reds during the match and that was Uruguayan Darwin Núñez, whom he described as the most determined and willing to do something for the team, also highlighting his goal in the first half: I thought he was really good, even in the difficult parts he was the best player for Liverpool. I thought there was really good signs from Núñez today. He looked a real handful´.