Arsenal beats Liverpool 2-1 to keep pressure on

Arsenal scored twice in the second half Sunday to win 2-1 at Liverpool and keep the pressure on Chelsea and Manchester United at the top of the Premier League.

The Gunners trailed to a 41st-minute goal by Dirk Kuyt but Liverpool defender Glen Johnson leveled the scores five minutes into the second half with an own goal and Andrei Arshavin hit the winner eight minutes later with a shot from the edge of the area that left goalkeeper Pepe Reina stranded.

Victory lifted Arsenal to 31 points, three fewer than defending champion United and six fewer than leader Chelsea. But the top two sides have played one game more.

Liverpool, last season's …