The Gunners, thrashed 5-1 at Anfield in the Premier League last week, led when Oxlade-Chamberlain guided in a loose ball after 16 minutes. The England winger provided the cross for Lukas Podolski to fire in from 15 yards at the start of the second half. Steven Gerrard converted a penalty but Liverpool could not force an equaliser. However, the visitors felt they should have been awarded the opportunity to level from the spot when Luis Suarez was sent tumbling inside the Arsenal area by Oxlade-Chamberlain.