Arsenal midifelder Declan Rice has said that the team have to keep believing after suffering a blow in their hopes of chasing down Liverpool for the Premier League title at the end of the season.
The Gunners watched on on Saturday afternoon as Liverpool scored two stoppage time goals against Brentford to take all three points. Arsenal were in action just a couple of hours later as they hosted Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium.
Goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz saw Mikel Arteta’s side take a 2-0 lead, as they looked on course for all three points. But they were pegged back thanks to second half goals from Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins.
Arsenal did think that they had retaken the lead with just three minutes left to play through Havertz. But VAR intervene with replays showing that the ball had come off his arm, meaning that the goal was disallowed.
The game ended in a 2-2 draw with the Gunners having to settle for a point. The results mean that the gap to Liverpool now stands at six points with Arne Slot’s side having a game in hand.
Despite the disappointment of the two points dropped, Rice has called on the club to maintain belief that the gap can be closed between now and the end of the season.
