Thanks to a goal from Mohamed Salah in the final minutes, the visitors secured a draw against the injury-plagued Gunners.
In a thrilling duel played at the Emirates Stadium, the Liverpool have become Arsenal’s thankless visit by depriving them of two key points in their mission to catch Manchester City. at the top of the first league . Thus, the Merseyside team remained the only goalkeeper for the Citizens, while the Gunners remained relegated to third place and sunk by injuries.
As the match approaches, Mikel Arteta He arrived with a bad headache. In front of the Anfield Road team, the Spanish coach did not have the presence of William Saliba suspended by a red card, nor with Martin Odegaard And Riccardo Calafiori both out of action due to injury.
Undoubtedly, these crucial defeats were presented as a problem at the start, but the coach proposed a dynamic scheme that allowed his team not to feel the absence of these starters too much. SO, With a style of play focused on long balls to skip half the pitch, Ben White threw a ball wide for Bukayo Saka. The Englishman, gifted with a superlative hook, beat Andrew Robertson with a fake and established the opener at 9′ .
The 23-year-old leader’s goal did not scare away the visitors. Liverpool, taking advantage of the gaps in the central circle, received a shot from Mohamed Salah in the 13th minute which passed close to David Raya’s post. With immediate effect from the first notice, Virgil Van Dijk equalized the score four minutes later with a subtle header, this after a corner from Trent Alexander Arnold and a previous pivot from Luis Díaz. .
In attempts to recover from the draw, Arsenal began to take center stage and took control. Thus, after gaining meters on the rival ground, the Londoners took the advantage thanks to a precise header from Mikel Merinos . The Basque’s goal was revised for a possible advanced position, but VAR technology ratified the initial decision and unleashed joy in the north of the English capital.
In the second half, the Gunners’ characteristic explosion died down following further ailments which affected key elements of the defense. This time, Gabriel Magalhaes and Jurrien Timber both suffered muscle discomfort which led to their early departure from the match. .
The improvised back line formed by the youth team Lewis-Skelly, Ben White, Jakub Kiwior and Thomas Partey This was seen as an invitation to go on the offensive by the Reds. In this way, after a loss of Gabriel Martinelli Arne Slot’s men take advantage of the unguarded defense and Salah took advantage of the 2-2 score in the 81st minute with a light touch on goal from a Raya shot. .
With this frenzied equality, Liverpool reached the figure of 22 points, only one point behind Manchester City, sole leader of the competition. . In addition, Arsenal reached the 18-point mark and lost ground in the standings after going two consecutive games without winning.
Source: Latercera
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