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Arsenal piles pressure on Reds
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 14 - 12 - 2009

Arsenal moved back into third in the English Premier League table and dented Liverpool's already faltering hopes of a top four finish by coming from behind to win 2-1 at Anfield here Sunday.
Victory left the Gunners three points behind second-placed champion Manchester United and six adrift of leader Chelsea but with a game in hand over the top two.
Dutch striker Dirk Kuyt put Liverpool, already out of this season's Champions League, in front four minutes before half-time after Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia flapped at a free-kick.
But five minutes after the break the visitors were level when, after a series of deflections, Liverpool defender Glen Johnson put through his own net.
And just before the hour mark Russia international Andrey Arshavin completed Arsenal's fightback with a superbly taken, powerful, shot from just inside the box that gave Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina no chance.
Arsenal, which started the weekend in third place, kicked off in fourth after Aston Villa's 1-0 win away to champion Manchester United Saturday.
This defeat meant Liverpool had won just three of its last 15 matches in all competitions and left it in seventh place, five points adrift of fourth-placed Villa and a top four finish that would secure Champions League football next season.
Atalanta holds 10-man Inter
In Rome, Serie A leader Inter Milan was held to a 1-1 draw at regional rival Atalanta Sunday after being reduced to 10 men, while city rival AC Milan lost 2-0 at home to Palermo.
Simone Tiribocchi equalized for Atalanta in the 81st minute, beating Brazil defender Lucio not long after Inter midfielder Wesley Sneijder picked up his second yellow card for a late tackle.
Diego Milito had put Inter ahead in the 15th minute after dribbling around three defenders and Sneijder nearly made it 2-0 when he slammed a free kick against the crossbar in the 33rd, but by the end manager Jose Mourinho had little to smile about from his spot in the tribune.
Both Mourinho and Atalanta counterpart Antonio Conte were suspended for the game.
At the San Siro, Fabrizio Miccoli and Mark Bresciano scored for Palermo in the 49th and 62nd minutes, respectively, with Milan unable to take advantage of a couple well-placed crosses from Ronaldinho.
Milan also struggled in a 1-1 draw with FC Zurich in the Champions League this week.
Inter leads with 36 points, Milan is second with 31 and third-place Juventus - which lost 3-1 at Bari Saturday – has 30.
Parma is fourth with 28 points after beating 10-man Bologna 2-1 with an 86th-minute winner from Nicola Amoruso, who had earlier missed a penalty.
AS Roma and Sampdoria are next with 25 points each following a 0-0 draw in the late match.
Sampdoria defender Marius Stankevicius hit the post with a header in the 34th and Giampiero Pazzini was unable to find the target with the rebound, while Roma created more in the second half.
Fiorentina followed its victory over Liverpool with a 2-1 loss at Chievo Verona.
Lazio beat 10-man Genoa 1-0 a day after 5,000 of the club's fans protested over the team's poor performance, while Livorno edged 10-man Catania 1-0, with Tomas Danilevicius scoring a late goal to spoil Sinisa Mihajlovic's debut as coach of the Sicilian club.
Siena held on for a 2-1 win over Udinese, which was without Serie A top scorer Antonio Di Natale.


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