Arsenal fans watched their European hopes
crumble on Saturday night following a home defeat to Liverpool, but the loss
itself may not have been the worst part of the evening
Jurgen Klopp might have delivered double misery to Arsenal this
evening.
Arsenal suffered a costly defeat at the hands of Liverpool at the
Emirates Stadium, losing 3-0 in what will be a huge blow to their European
hopes.
The defeat means the Gunners remain in ninth place and nine points
behind sixth place, despite having played a game more than West Ham United, who
currently occupy that position.
Mikel Arteta’s men are also six points
behind Tottenham in seventh, a potential European spot, with Jose Mourinho’s
men at playing until Sunday and favourites to win against relegation-threatened
Newcastle United.
That means it could be that winning the Europa League is
Arsenal’s only chance of qualifying for Europe next season, and that’s not the
only thing that will be hard to swallow.
Arsenal fans will also have watched on in horror as Liverpool
boss Klopp engaged in a conversation with midfield star Martin Odegaard after
the full-time whistle.
The Gunners are currently chasing the
signing of Odegaard on a permanent basis with the Norwegian having impressed
since his loan move from Real Madrid in January.
But Liverpool have also been linked in recent weeks, meaning
that conversation on the pitch between Klopp and Odegaard after the game won’t
have gone down well with supporters.
Writing on Twitter, @AFCBezza wrote
‘Nah stop’, while @Gooner247 added: “Klopp casually tapping-up/flirting with
Odegaard.”
In reality, Odegaard could be a very difficult man to sign
this summer with Real Madrid said to see the midfielder as a ‘fundamental
piece’ of their future.
And there is no hope of either side activating the
midfielder’s release clause, which currently stands at £301million.
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