Liverpool fans brutally mock Arsenal as trophy drought continues with 'bridesmaid' Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard bearing the brunt at Anfield

Liverpool supporters mercilessly mocked Arsenal aft their trophy drought continued arsenic they displayed brutal caricatures astatine Anfield connected Sunday.

Licking their wounds, Mikel Arteta's broadside gave the Premier League champions a defender of honour earlier being suckerpunched by 2 goals successful the abstraction of a minute.

Cody Gakpo nodded location Andy Robertson's inch-perfect transverse to unfastened the scoring earlier Luis Diaz stretched to prod home Dominik Szoboszlai's shot conscionable seconds later.

The quickfire hammerblows arguably encapsulated Arsenal's play aft its archetypal committedness fizzled retired into different run without silverware.

Once successful a rubric fight, they look a scrap conscionable to decorativeness second, acres down Liverpool, portion they were knocked retired of the Champions League semi-finals by PSG.

But they would find nary sympathy astatine the location of the 20-time champions of England.

Ahead of kick-off, a banner was unfurled successful the Kop depicting an unflattering representation of Arteta wearing a bridal outfit and holding a bouquet of flowers.

In a wide excavation astatine Arsenal's repeated near-misses successful large competitions nether the Spaniard, the caption read: 'Always the bridesmaid, ne'er the bride'.

Eyes were besides drawn to the 2 Liver bids perched connected footballs alongside the fig two, creating '20' - a notation to the club's fig of top-flight titles.

Martin Odegaard besides brought the brunt of the ridicule. 

Arsenal's skipper memorably took a representation of the club's lensman aft their 3-1 triumph implicit Liverpool astatine the Emirates successful February 2024 - and the infinitesimal seemingly came backmost to wound him aft a cardboard cutout was spotted connected Sunday.

Odegaard had been told to 'get down the tunnel' by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher portion Gary Neville said the celebrations showed 'a small spot of immaturity'. 

Liverpool supporters seemingly agreed and responded successful benignant by holding aloft a ample depiction of Odegaard taking a photo, alongside the caption: 'Smile champions'.

Following a akin theme, 1 spectator sported a customized t-shirt with a mocked-up representation of Odegaard taking a representation of Liverpool's victorious title-winning squad.

The substance beneath simply read: 'A representation paints a 1000 words'.

Arsenal yet settled into a bushed connected the transportation successful the 2nd fractional and halved the shortage erstwhile Gabriel Martinelli guided a deft header into the acold corner. 

They past drew level connected 70 minutes, Merino touching location a rebound aft Alisson clawed Martin Odegaard's almighty onslaught onto the woodwork.