Arsenal took a point from a pulsating clash with Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon filled with controversy and frustration. Decisions not going the Gunners’ way, poor goals to concede and late drama not edged in the Gunners’ favour.
It was the first time this season that the stadium felt alive again, as interest waned somewhat following a difficult run of games and dropped points to Brighton and Bournemouth. Even the atmosphere against PSG in the Champions League failed to impress.
Arsenal were denied the chance to score a late goal as Jakub Kiwior was deemed to have fouled Dominik Szoboszlai. It sparked frustration among supporters both inside the stadium and at home, but many in the Emirates Stadium missed the chance to see another potential late goal that Havertz and Gabriel Jesus were denied.
Sitting to the far left of the press box for the Sunday fixture, situated right next to the staircase out of the ground, hundreds of fans began streaming out of the stadium. Arsenal have scored plenty of late goals in recent seasons, even as recently as the game against Leicester – with two stoppage-time goals – and Southampton where Bukayo Saka scored in the 87th minute.
The atmosphere was certainly better, but again it is saddening to see so many supporters leave toward the end. It was felt as the intensity of noise dipped besides the angry remonstrations to some of the decisions made by the officials.
