Alexandre Lacazette 8, Reiss Nelson 7; Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk 6 - Arsenal v Liverpool player ratings

Two defensive errors cost Liverpool as Arsenal run out 2-1 winners at the Emirates

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  ARSENAL RATINGS: Emiliano Martinez - 7: A quite brilliant save at the death ensured Arsenal kept hold of all three points. AFP

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  Cedric Soares - 6: Like most full-backs, was put under constant pressure by Sadio Mane. AFP

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  Rob Holding - 7: Had a great running battle with Mane and the Englishman brought a sturdiness to a new-look back four. EPA

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  David Luiz - 7: Read the game well to put in plenty of blocks and interceptions. EPA

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  Kieran Tierney - 7: Rare is the time two opposing Scottish left-backs line up in the Premier League these days but Tierney kept Salah quiet all evening. AFP

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  Nicolas Pepe - 5: The Ivorian struggled to get over the halfway line and offered Soares little protection. Reuters

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  Lucas Torreira - 6: The Uruguayan struggled to impose himself on his first start in almost six months. Reuters

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  Granit Xhaka - 7: Made some vital interceptions in the second half and threw himself in front of every ball. AFP

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  Bukayo Saka - 5: Like his fellow winger Pepe, the Arsenal youngster was anonymous. AFP

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  Reiss Nelson - 7: Looked nervous in the opening exchanges, but forced Van Dijk into a mistake for the equaliser, and then showed great composure to score the winner. AFP

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  Alexandre Lacazette - 8: Tigerish in defence and an assassin in attack. The Frenchman's quick-thinking and finishing are the reasons Arsenal beat the champions. AFP

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  Dani Ceballos (on for Torreira, 58') - 6: Spaniard didn't see much of the ball as Liverpool pressed for an equaliser. Reuters

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  Joe Willock (on for Lacazette, 58') - 6: Sliced a golden opportunity to put the game to bed late on. Reuters

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  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (on for Nelson, 58') - 5: Arsenal's top scorer hardly touched the ball. Reuters

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  Ainsley Maitland-Niles (on for Soares, 76') - 5: Got skinned by Mane late on that almost led to a Liverpool goal. Reuters

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  Sead Kolasinac (on for Saka, 85') - NA: Brought on to eat up time. AFP

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  LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Alisson - 6: Poor clearance allowed Lacazette to pounce and cross for Nelson to score. Reuters

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  Trent Alexander-Arnold - 6: Passing radar was way off and shown a yellow card for a poor tackle on Saka. EPA

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  Joe Gomez - 7: Not many centre-backs can say they carried Van Dijk through a match. AFP

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  Virgil van Dijk - 6: The Dutchman is human after all. Tried to claim a foul in the build up to Lacazette's goal but he was fooling no one. Passing was poor, too. EPA

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  Andrew Robertson - 8: Liverpool's left-back was a force of nature. EPA

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  Fabinho - 6: Brazilian enforcer, like a few of his teammates, was a yard off the pace. AFP

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  Georginio Wijnaldum - 6: Tried to make things happen but too many of his teammates were not on the same wavelength. EPA

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  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - 7: Drove at the Arsenal defence from midfield and was surprising to see him jettisoned in the second half. Reuters

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  Sadio Mane - 7: Always looked to take the Arsenal defence on and no surprise to see his name on the scoresheet. EPA

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  Mohamed Salah - 6: Had opportunities to score but running and shooting nowhere near as crisp as usual. Reuters

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  Roberto Firmino - 6: Brazilian led the press in usual impressive fashion but carried little threat in front of goal. EPA

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  SUBS: Naby Keita (on for Oxlade-Chamberlain, 61) - 7: His energy in midfield lifted Liverpool's overall performance. AFP

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  Takumi Minamino (on for Firmino, 61') - 6: Still searching for his first Liverpool goal but showed encouraging signs through the middle. AFP

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  Divock Origi (on for Salah, 82') - NA: The Belgian made his own piece of history by becoming Liverpool's most used substitute of all time. Reuters

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  Xherdan Shaqiri (on for Wijnaldum, 82') NA: Had a goal chalked off at the death for a foul. Reuters

Arsenal capitalised on shocking errors from Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Alisson to beat the champions 2-1 on Wednesday and end their hopes of a record points tally for the Premier League season.

The loss means Liverpool, on 93 points, can now only stretch that tally to 99, one short of Manchester City's record. Arsenal's first win against Liverpool since April 2015 lifts them one place to ninth in the table on 53 points.