Arteta: Arsenal a long way away from Liverpool's standard

Liverpool are the best side the Premier League has seen for years but their success did not come overnight and Arsenal have lots of work to do to reach those standards, manager Mikel Arteta said after their 3-1 defeat by Juergen Klopp's side.

Klopp took over at Anfield for the 2015-16 season and has steadily improved the side, delivering the Champions League in 2018-19 followed by the long-awaited English league title last season.

Arteta has enjoyed some success since his appointment last season with Arsenal winning the FA Cup, but Monday's defeat showed the gulf in class between the sides.

Three games. Three wins.

There's no slowing down Liverpool in the Premier League 🔥 pic.twitter.com/VgwQ3m8td5

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"We are in a different journey to Liverpool. They've been together for five years and they weren't able to do what they've done tonight two or three years ago, that's for sure," he said.

"They have a lot of good work, a lot of belief in the way they play, great recruitment and they've improved the players that they have. This is what we have to try to do.

3️⃣ goals
3️⃣ points

💪 Liverpool get the win#LIVARS pic.twitter.com/XpLs3hqSsP

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"They set the bar and they're probably the best standard that the Premier League has seen in many years. This is where we have to get and obviously we're still a long way from getting there."

Arsenal and Liverpool meet for the second time in a week in the League Cup on Thursday.

🗣️ Mikel Arteta on Arsenal's performance against Liverpool:

🗞️ "We have a long way to go. I'm pleased with the way the team competed"pic.twitter.com/10YL3tsuwf

— The Arsenal Review (@thearsreview) September 29, 2020