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Liverpool have already taken two players off the market who could have suited Arsenal, Darren Bent suggests

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Arsenal have been on a different level to Liverpool this season, but there are still areas where Mikel Arteta can improve his squad. Arsenal have been searching for a long-term centre-forward for some time, with the verdict on Viktor Gyokeres not yet reached.Bent suggested Liverpool have made that job much harder after their huge attacking spend last summer.



Would you accept Liverpool playing like Arsenal if it meant winning the Premier League next season? Arteta-ball isn't easy on the eye, despite what he might claim 👀 Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images Darren Bent says Liverpool have signed Arsenal’s best attacking optionsLiverpool went big on their forward line last summer, bringing in Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike.

Liverpool knew Mohamed Salah was heading towards the end, and they wanted to secure elite attacking talent while it was on the market.Arsenal were heavily linked with Isak before Liverpool got the deal done, eventually moving for fellow Swede Gyokeres instead.Gyokeres’ season at Arsenal started slowly before he improved in the latter stages of the campaign, although many of his most convincing scoring displays came against weaker opposition. Bent still thinks Arsenal can improve at centre-forward, but he believes Liverpool have made that difficult.Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: “Liverpool came out really well and you have to give him credit.