Mikel Merino played a key role in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday evening. His goal gave the Gunners their second lead of the game and came close to being the winning strike, only stopped by Mohamed Salah’s second-half equaliser.
Merino made his first Premier League home start in the game and that resulted in his first goal for the club as well. It gave the Gunners the lead on the day and at the time, closed the gap to Liverpool to just one point.
However, it was not to be, and Salah’s goal would reopen that gap instead to four which Arsenal now have to surmount in the coming weeks and months. The players need to overcome this disappointment first and based on the first-half performance, the Gunners looked close to being back to their usual selves after some disappointing games and poor results.
