Arsenal secured a valuable point against rivals Liverpool as Manchester City will surely be rejoicing at the sight of the draw in north London. The Gunners took the lead twice against Arne Slot’s side and had all sorts of challenges along the way.
Both Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber were able to start the match but certainly neither could finish it. Gabriel Magalhaes went off injured in the second half and the Gunners were of course already without Riccardo Calafiori, Martin Odegaard and Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Mikel Arteta will have plenty to be proud of, considering that many had put the Gunners as second-favourites for the match.
Arsenal have simply not been themselves, and in part, neither has the crowd inside the Emirates Stadium. Yet as they took to the field and began their attempt at beating their Merseyside opponents, immediately there was a difference.
Certainly, Bukayo Saka was a huge part of this and his goal seemed to spark a belief in an already spritely Emirates Stadium audience. The progression, the threat, and the danger were all back and Arsenal looked like Arsenal again.
Hopefully, as both Saka and Timber regain their match fitness, they are able to impact games more with Newcastle, Inter Milan and Chelsea to come. Yet as mentioned, with Gabriel falling and suffering a knee problem, what more can go wrong?
