Liverpool's Egyptian forward #11 Mohamed Salah (C) scores his team's first goal as Arsenal's Brazilian defender #06 Gabriel (L) fights for the ball during the pre-season club friendly football match between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 31, 2024. Photo: AFP
Kai Havertz scored the lone goal for Arsenal in front of a crowd of 69,879 at the home stadium of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.
Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 13th minute, racing past the defenders to latch onto a defense-splitting pass from Harvey Elliott and fire a low left-footed shot past Arsenal goalkeeper Karl Hein.
Carvalho doubled Liverpool's lead in the 34th minute, with Elliott again providing the assist. The 21-year-old Portuguese winger ran onto a perfectly lofted pass from Elliott and fired home a crisp right-foot volley through Hein's legs.
Arsenal pulled a goal back in the 40th minute when Havertz scored from close range after Martin Odegaard had found him in the six-yard box.
The second half ended goalless, securing the victory for Liverpool's new Dutch manager Arne Slot, who has replaced Jurgen Klopp.
Arsenal's newly signed 22-year-old Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori was not in the Gunners' lineup for the match.
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