Van Gerwen picked up the Nordic Darts Masters in September The errors made by Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares will stick in the memory - it was the latter's errant pass which allowed Jota to score Liverpool's second - but the hope for Arsenal is that experiences such as these will serve them well in the long-run. And it was Aspinall who started fast, forging an early 3-1 advantage before Van Gerwen turned the tide with a superb 11-dart leg. It kept the three-time world champion in touching distance and added two more legs to open up a 4-3 lead. It was all the more galling for Arteta, of course, given the scorer of the goal was Sadio Mane, the man whose mastery of the dark arts had so enraged him. This is Liverpool. Streetwise and ruthless.