Arsenal fell to a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool as they ended their pre-season tour in the USA, and several players were missing. Jurrien Timber impressed in the other friendlies, but given that he is still on the road to recovery after a long-term injury, he was left out of the Liverpool game for an extended rest. Oleksandr Zinchenko started at left-back, but he had his usual hot and cold game, where he was defensively exposed against Mohamed Salah for the opening goal, but played a big part in Kai Havertz’s strike with a brilliant bit of play. Zinchenko started in the absence of both Timber and Ri…
