In a pulsating encounter, Liverpool staged not one but two comeback scenarios to record a 2-2 draw against Arsenal in a result that keeps the title chasers four points clear of the Gunners.
The match opened in end-to-end style as Bukayo Saka delightfully beat Andy Robertson, then fired past Alisson to put the first ink on the score sheet. Immediately, Liverpool responded as Virgil van Dijk nodded in from close range following a deft flick by Luis Díaz off a Trent Alexander-Arnold corner.
The visitors had been incensed when a penalty appeal by Gabriel Martinelli was waved away, but their lead was soon restored through a Mikel Merino header from a perfectly weighted cross by Declan Rice. Early in the second half Arsenal suffered a blow when Gabriel was forced off through injury and the Gunners defence, shorn of its organising influence, was soon exposed again as Liverpool drew level for a second time, Darwin Núñez playing in Mohamed Salah, who finished with clinical efficiency.
Both teams were searching for a winner deep into the second half and Arsenal were convinced it had arrived as Gabriel Jesus netted, but his goal was disallowed after Anthony Taylor’s whistle came. It was a pulsating contest for the most part, but both drop points as Manchester City stays in pole position.
