Your morning Liverpool digest on Monday, November 22.
Oxlade-Chamberlain gets 'lucky' as Klopp handed evidence of midfield solution
Jurgen Klopp has always extolled the virtues of rhythm at Liverpool.
And rarely has anyone in the Reds' squad banged the drum quite like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
For good reason, too.
Oxlade-Chamberlain would no doubt contend it was no happy accident that he posted his most impressive performance in more than 18 months by helping Liverpool demolish his former club Arsenal at the weekend.
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After all, it was his third successive start for the Reds, a sequence he has achieved only once before - in January 2020 - since recovering from the serious knee injury that kept him sidelined for a year.
Having played 70 minutes of the 2-2 draw with Brighton from the bench and also started the Carabao Cup win at Preston North End, Oxlade-Chamberlain has been heavily involved in recent weeks.
No surprise, then, that his performances have seen a gradual improvement throughout that run.
Ian Doyle has the full story here.
Mane scares Gabriel as Van Dijk sends Thiago strong Liverpool message
Liverpool returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a trademark demolition of Arsenal.
Sadio Mane, Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah and Takumi Minamino all netted as the Reds blew away the Gunners 4-0 on Saturday evening.
The result means Jurgen Klopp’s side remain within four points of leaders Chelsea and have now scored an astonishing 53 goals in 18 games in all competitions this season.
But there was plenty that went unnoticed or under the radar during the 90 minutes at Anfield.
