Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists Arsenal couldn't handle their injury problems.
Despite the absence of Gabriel Jesus, Arsenal have maintained their Premier League leadership.
Klopp said: "Honestly, Arsenal deserve to be where they are in the moment, play outstanding football, top, top, top. But cut out five players, or three of their offensive players, and nobody would think, 'Oh Arsenal, where are you?' So, that's how it is. The injuries are a massive problem and Chelsea has them as much as we have it's not the only problem but it's a big problem so that's why I am not surprised.
"But then you look at the games they played, and they lost quite a few in the last few weeks but against teams in form, I would say they played City twice, for sure Newcastle. So it is not now where you think, 'OK, give them 6-0 and send them home.'
"It was a tough period because when you watch Chelsea there is still a lot of good football in the game. It's a bit of a situation, I don't say we played now particularly well in the last weeks, but when you don't use your own chances and the opponent uses the first, that's the good sign for a bad period, and that happens a little bit more often. So, I don't sit here now and think, 'OK, thank God Chelsea is coming, they have even bigger problems than us.' No, no.
"I know how good they are and can be. It will be the next tough game.'