There was no quarter given at Anfield, but no statement victory either. Arsenal will top the Premier League at Christmas after taking a point at Liverpool, a ground where they have regularly suffered in the 11 years since last winning here. Jürgen Klopp will rightly ponder what might have been.
The Liverpool manager was twice brought to his knees in the 100th league meeting between the clubs at Anfield, first when Kostas Tsimikas ploughed into his manager and suffered a potentially serious injury, and again when Trent Alexander-Arnold struck the Arsenal bar with only David Raya to beat late on. Gabriel Magalhães had headed Arsenal into a worthy early lead before Mohamed Salah, with his 149th league goal for Liverpool, brilliantly brought the home side level.
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