SOME headaches normally cause people to look for medicines.
But in Jonas Eidevall’s case, this particular headache is selection – and a nice one to have with Arsenal beating Liverpool 2-0.
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The Gunners fire on all cylinders with a solid performance in the home of the Merseyside giants
The result saw them their 12 . to grabe top-level win in a row.
A win that equals the league record of Manchester City and themselves.
To top it off, Eidevall’s high flyers also kept their 10e clean sheet, a feat that saw them go 1003 minutes without conceding a goal.
Among the artists who impressed the visitors was Frida Maanum.
The Gunners’ ace was a threat in midfield alongside Kim Little and Lia Walti Arsenal made it winning business as usual and dominated the game for big spells.
Any hope the Reds would stun another WSL title fighter was swept away with Maanum – one of today’s scorers – justifying why she is in Eidevall’s base 11.
The WSL ace helped Arsenal keep winning company as usual after their 5-1 defeat to Lyon, with Eidevall keeping the same line-up.
On keeping Maanum by his side, the Arsenal chief told BBC Sport: “It’s a pleasant headache, isn’t it?
“It’s also a very good sign for any player who wants to see what you do when you don’t get chances.
“People remember when you play, they don’t remember when you don’t play, so make sure it sticks.”
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As a result, the Gunners, with Caitlin Foord as player of the match, came into action for the third time in seven days.
Eidevall added: “It was difficult, it is difficult to play a third away game in a week. I love the heart we have put on the pitch today.
“We work hard for each other.
“We showed that we can match them and we were very good at expressing ourselves on the ball. That’s the difference.”
Gunners forward Foord said: “We had a short lead time and a bit of travel.
“We definitely felt it towards the end and it was a drag to watch the game.
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“But that said, we also had plenty of opportunities and could have moved forward a little bit.”
Matt Beard’s aces started strong in Prenton Park and refused to be overpowered.
But the visitors got into their rhythm with captain Little, Foord and Lia Walti among the players pulling the strings.
Walti got Arsenal off goal and drove their 15th-minute opener home from the edge of the box.
The visitors quickly doubled their lead eight minutes later, with Foord Maanum putting in who scored after some clever footwork.
Liverpool tried to fight their way back with some threatening corners and deliveries into the penalty area.
They caused some problems in the visitors’ section in the opening phase of the second half and looked for a handball after Emma Koivisto’s shot hit Foord.
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And they came close to pulling one back with Niamh Fahey firing wide of the far post before Beth Mead threw a stoppage time effort over the bar.
The result saw Arsenal come out on top for Manchester United’s trip to Leicester.
It also left Liverpool on the hunt for their second win of the season with a Conti Cup clash with Leicester then ahead of a league trip to Man City.
The Reds currently sit ninth on three consecutive defeats following their opening defeat to Chelsea.