Liverpool and Arsenal split points at Anfield
After round 17, Arsenal led with 39 points, and Liverpool ranked second with 38 points. Therefore, the direct duel between the two teams in round 18 has important significance in the race for the Premier League championship.
This season, Liverpool has had excellent results when playing at home at Anfield. Before meeting Arsenal, in the Premier League, Liverpool won 7 and drew only 1 in 8 matches played at their “holy land”. However, Arsenal also demonstrated their maturity in bravery even though in the past 11 years, they have never known victory every time they played away to Liverpool.
Arsenal started well with a very early opening goal. Photo: Reuters
In this match, Arsenal took the lead early in the 4th minute with Gabriel Magalhaes opening the score. But in the 29th minute, Salah equalized for Liverpool. The 1-1 draw remained until the end of the match even though both sides tried hard to attack with the goal of winning. After 18 rounds, the positions of the two teams remained unchanged with Arsenal (40 points) still leading and Liverpool (39 points) continuing to rank second.
After the match, Liverpool coach Klopp highly appreciated the professional capacity of Arsenal’s side. The German strategist said: “Arsenal is actually very strong. The good news for Liverpool fans is that we are also strong.
We conceded an early goal from a set-piece and that was very difficult. Arsenal knows how to push the pace of the game very high but we also had a good match. Liverpool could have scored more goals if they passed instead of shooting, but this was still a great match.”
Salah equalized, pulling 1 point for Liverpool. Photo: Reuters
For his part, Arsenal coach Arteta also spoke “loudly” about Liverpool when he commented: “Liverpool is the best team in the world in counter-attacking. We had a good chance from Gabriel Jesus, but only 5 points. Seconds later, the ball was in our penalty area. Look at Liverpool’s corner and you can see this.
When we had a good chance to score, after just 6 seconds, the team was faced with a difficult situation. Liverpool is truly an outstanding team.”
In addition, coach Arteta also gave many compliments to his students and emphasized: “Maintaining the top spot at Christmas for 2 consecutive years shows stability. We have done this for 2 consecutive years and at the same time There is also a good position in the Champions League.”
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