LIVERPOOL, England -- During Unai Emery's first interview as Arsenal manager in May 2018, he condensed his philosophy into one memorable soundbite: "I prefer to win 5-4 than win 1-0." At a glacial Anfield on Wednesday night, there was a 23-minute period against a Liverpool side, with an average age of 23 years and 122 days, where that ideology was reflected on the scoreboard. Joe Willock picked up the ball, drove forward and whipped a venomous right-footed strike into the top-left corner to make it five goals to Arsenal and four to the hosts. And then, the major flaw in that methodology was underlined when Liverpool debutant Neco Williams lofted a cross in to Divock Origi with...
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