After debut defeat suffered at Emirates Stadium from Liverpool, in an unexpected 3-4 outcome, Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech commented:
“I think we were excellent for the first 45 minutes. We played well, we got a goal, we had opportunities and we missed a penalty, but the reaction was great because, we scored two minutes later. It was a perfect start for us.
The moment shifted when they got an equaliser in the last minute of the first half. I thought if we concentrated and continued to play well we were going to win the game but, within a 15-minute spell, they scored three and decided the game.
We started much slower in the second half. Once they got to 2-1 up, the game changed because they could wait to counter-attack and this is where they damaged us. We had a great reaction to come back into the game at 4-3, but we didn’t have enough time to equalise.
I thought they did really well. When you concede four goals then obviously you cannot be happy as a team because you should not concede four goals at home, but I thought it was a really good experience for them".
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