Arsenal 2: 2 Liverpool
Match at the Emirates. Arsenal and Liverpool face each other. For Liverpool, the match was to return to the top of the points table. For Arsenal, it was to move up to third.
No one won the battle between the two title-seeking teams on Sunday. The match ended in a 2-2 draw. Liverpool missed the chance to surpass Manchester City and move to the top of the English Premier League points table. However, Arne Slott's team is not thinking too much about their position in the points table. After falling behind twice against a strong opponent at the Emirates, the fact that his team is able to return to Merseyside with 1 point is also of little importance.
Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead in the 9th minute by taking control of the ball in Liverpool's penalty box and scoring with a powerful left-foot shot. Liverpool equalized 9 minutes later with a goal from Virgil van Dijk. The All Reds defender headed home a header from Trent Alexander-Arnold's set piece.
Arsenal ended the first half of the match, which was packed with attacks and counter-attacks, with a 2-1 lead. In the 43rd minute, a great free kick by Declan Rice found the head of Mikel Merino in the Liverpool penalty box. The Spanish midfielder made Kevin Kellaher a spectator and got his first goal in an Arsenal jersey. However, VAR made Merino wait a long time to celebrate.
Liverpool started the second half in a hurry after falling behind. However, the team had to wait until the 81st minute to restore parity. And that wait was over with Mohamed Salah's goal, when Alexander-Arnold's extended ball found Darwin Nunez in the Gunners' box. The Uruguayan forward pushed the ball down the left flank to Aguan Salah. The Egyptian star then scored another goal against Arsenal.
Salah has now scored 11 goals in 15 Premier League appearances against Arsenal. Only Harry Kane (14) and Wayne Rooney (12) have scored more goals against the Gunners in the Premier League than Salah.
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