Liverpool punish wasteful Arsenal to advance in FA Cup

Arsenal were once again made to pay for wasting numerous opportunities in front of goal as Liverpool reached the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over the Gunners at the Emirates.

Mikel Arteta's team were in the ascendancy for the majority of the third-round contest, but as has been the case in several games recently, the Gunners lacked a killer instinct in the final third and were deservedly punished.

While Arsenal fired 18 shots without success, Liverpool took the lead against the run of play through a Jakub Kiwior own goal before Luis Diaz put the icing on the cake with the last kick of the game.

As the hectic schedule and international call-ups take their toll, a handful of changes on both ends did not come as a surprise, . . .