By Ossian Shine LONDON

Bye, bye, title - Arsenal

LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Liverpool beat Arsenal 1-0 with a
Titi Camara goal in a pulsating premier league match on Sunday
to leapfrog them into third in the table and further dent the
hosts' title chances.
The hard-earned victory puts Gerard Houllier's side on 47
points from 25 matches. Champions Manchester United lead with 53
points from 24 matches and Leeds United are second, three points
behind.
The match at Highbury saw French manager, Houllier, pitted
against compatriot Arsene Wenger.
Both sides signalled their intentions early on, with
thrusting, attacking play.
Arsenal's Thierry Henry went agonisingly close to breaking
the deadlock after 12 minutes, thundering in a shot from 25
metres.
The ball moved around in the air and Liverpool goalkeeper
Sander Westerweld did well to thrust up an arm and palm it away.
Six minutes later, though, Gerard Houllier's visitors took
the lead courtesy of Camara.
The striker raced on to Steven Gerrard's looped ball over
the top to spring Arsenal's off-side trap and go one-on-one with
David Seaman, beating the England goalkeeper at his left-hand
post.
Arsenal piled on the pressure in the second half but
Liverpool's defence held solid.
Henry missed a golden opportunity to level matters when his
header shaved the crossbar in the 78th minute and four minutes
later Marc Overmars's shot on the turn missed by centimetres.

RIDING THEIR LUCK
Patrick Viera's thumped shot a minute later slapped against
the underside of the bar but cannoned back out and was cleared
as Liverpool rode their luck.
An Henry shot in the last minute was brilliantly saved by
Westerweld and the goalkeeper then comfortably held a Davor
Suker header in a thrilling finish as Liverpool held on for
victory.
Liverpool defender and man-of-the-match Sami Hyypia said:
"We have a gap of two weeks now before we next play, against
Manchester United, so can rest -- although we are playing so
well at the moment maybe we don't want a break."
Houllier said: "I think it was a tremendous team performance
and I'm very proud of the team.
"The fans both here at Highbury and back at Liverpool must
be very happy. I still think Arsenal are a better side than us
at the moment but I knew we could beat them."
He added: "It looks as though we are a bit mentally tougher
and cooller and that is what you need for the big games. But we
keep our feet on the ground.
"We have had a good run but will not be getting carried
away."