Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool: 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis, Premier League 2018/19 

#4 Arsenal continue to play beautiful football but Liverpool draw first blood

James Milner proved his class

Much like the first-half, the North London side began the second period of the game with flamboyance and freedom. They racked up passes, played some exquisite balls from defence to attack and continued to knock at Liverpool's defence.

Apart from a handful of counter-attacking moves by Liverpool, it was all Arsenal. Van Dijk's substantial and gigantic frame prevented Arsenal not once but many a time. He kept out Mkhitaryan once and denied a lot of through balls. Arguably, he was the best player on the pitch in this match.

Torreira won the ball back, pushed forward and tested Alisson once as well. The Reds were defensively solid, but it was Arsenal maintaining their habit in this period.

However, it was the evergreen James Milner who broke the deadlock with a sumptuous finish on the big stage, portraying his experience and composure. A cross was played into the box, Leno parried it away but only hoped it would fall to one of his teammates.

Unfortunately for him, it came to Milner, who steadied himself, kept it down and powerfully placed the ball past the opposition keeper.