Arsenal maintained their place on the top of the Premier League after a thrilling draw with Liverpool at Anfield.

Arsenal delivered the right begin when defender Gabriel headed residence from Martin Odegaard’s free-kick after solely 4 minutes.

However, Liverpool regrouped and have been degree after 29 minutes when Mohamed Salah thrashed a end excessive previous Gunners keeper David Raya at his close to submit after amassing Trent Alexander-Arnold’s raking go.

In between, Liverpool appeared to be denied a transparent penalty when Odegaard dealt with and after that Jurgen Klopp’s aspect had the higher alternatives, though Arsenal have been at all times a menace.

Substitute Harvey Elliott grazed the surface of the submit whereas Alexander-Arnold wasted the most effective probability of the half when he blasted towards the bar after Liverpool swamped Arsenal on the counter-attack.

“Absolutely we take confidence from the end result,” Liverpool supervisor Klopp instructed Sky Sports.

“You need to take confidence from these outcomes and performances towards a top, top aspect. We didn’t play dangerous towards Man City for instance however it was inferior to in the present day, and you must take this stuff ahead.”

Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta instructed BBC Match of the Day: “An unbelievable sport of soccer, one of probably the most intense I’ve witnessed in 20 years on this league. For many moments we have been on top, within the final 20 minutes we wished it extra, however a draw is a good end result.

“We have been decided to assault and trigger them issues. They are a group who trigger chaos – they’re so vertical and direct. They are the most effective on the planet at doing that.”

Liverpool miss innovative

Liverpool have been left counting the price of the failure to search out the final touch for the second successive league sport at Anfield.

They have been held to a draw by a cussed Manchester United final Sunday and needed to accept a degree as soon as extra in a contest of a lot greater high quality towards Arsenal, responding to Gabriel’s early strike with one other magnificent aim from Salah.

Manager Jurgen Klopp will mirror on two large moments which imply his aspect keep behind the Gunners going into Christmas after an often-frenetic assembly at Anfield.

Liverpool will probably be livid that they appeared to be denied a transparent penalty when Odegaard dealt with within the first half and Alexander-Arnold ought to have buried what may have been the match-winner late on.

They restricted Arsenal’s alternatives within the second half however that is an end result that can fulfill Mikel Arteta’s aspect and maybe, most of all, new Club World Cup champions Manchester City.

In his media convention, Klopp added: “The maturity and the braveness that we confirmed I believe we ought to be actually proud of our gamers. We have expertise of being the place we’re in the present day.

“We ought to be actually completely satisfied as a result of that reveals rather a lot of consistency for this new group in the most effective league on the planet to guide two years in a row.

“But that is it. We are the place we need to be proper now, each within the Premier League and the Champions League.

“Of course there are issues that now we have to enhance, particularly killing video games. With the quantity of dominance we’re displaying, some of the video games are too shut.”

Arsenal present rising maturity

Arsenal would have wished to make an announcement of intent by profitable at Anfield, the scene of so many agonies prior to now, however Arteta will take a lot from this sport except for the satisfaction of being top of the desk.

The Gunners misplaced their nerve and composure after they have been 2-0 up at Anfield final season, finally being lucky to get a draw, however right here there have been indicators of a group coming of age and in good condition to mount one other critical title problem this season.

As Anfield responded to Klopp’s name to place Arsenal right into a hothouse ambiance, the Gunners stayed calm regardless of using their luck on events.

They by no means felt below siege regardless of inevitable intervals of Liverpool stress and far of the credit score should go to Declan Rice.

The England midfielder was an impressive presence, profitable the ball, by no means giving it away and performing as a continuing supply of steering and encouragement to his team-mates.

Arsenal wished the win and performed to get it however you watched Arteta could also be quietly glad after coming away with a degree.

“We wished to do this towards a group that performs that method on this ambiance,” Arteta instructed Sky Sports. “To do this in the present day reveals that we are able to go to any floor and play that method.

“I believe there have been ‘washer’ moments for each groups.”