The reason behind it was the Gunners’ inability to capitalize on numerous opportunities, which threatened to compromise a great deal of their excellent work. This was a response to their repeated painful exposure. In the FA Cup third-round match against Liverpool, Arsenal had the chance to lead by halftime and show that they had the “killer” touch, as Wright refers to it, but they were unable to put the Premier League leaders away. Giving away that much is risky when playing any other club, but it is particularly deadly when facing Liverpool, who always have a sense of threat, even when they are trailing, as they did for the majority of the first half at the Emirates. And so it turned out to be Arsenal’s
Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal in the FA Cup: The Gunners’ lack of final product causes them to lose
Arsenal's legendary striker Ian Wright spotted the danger signals early on at Emirates Stadium when he used social media to post a picture of himself wearing a worried expression accompanied by the message: "We need a killer."
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