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Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-1 to end hopes of record points haul

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Football - Premier League - Arsenal v Liverpool - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - July 15, 2020. Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk in action with Arsenal's David Luiz. [REUTERS / Paul Childs]

Arsenal capitalised on shocking errors from Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk and Alisson to beat the champions 2-1 at The Emirates 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.

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