Spectacular 2-2 draw between Liverpool and Arsenal

Arsenal had a fairytale start at Anfield as Gabriel Martinelli scored in the 8^th minute from inside the box.

FULL-TIME Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal

Firmino’s late goal and Ramsdale’s late heroics sees the points shared.

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— Premier League (@premierleague) April 9, 2023

Martinelli was the key player for the 2^nd goal of Arsenal in the 28^th minute when the Brazilian assisted with a lofted cross into the box of his teammate in the club and in the national team Gabriel Jesus who headed it for 2-0.

Minutes before the end of the first half Jordan Henderson shot the ball, but it became an assist for Mohamed Salah, who scored inside the box to make it 1:2.

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The Reds were the dominant team in the 2^nd half, and in the 52^nd minute, a foul by Rob Holding after a corner resulted in a penalty. Salah took the penalty but missed as his shot went outside the left post.

The team of Klopp continued to be the better team on the pitch, and in the 87^th minute, the logical thing happened. Roberto Firmino, who entered in the 2^nd half, scored a header after an assist from Trent Alexander-Arnold.

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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 9, 2023

In the 6 minutes of extra time, Liverpool missed 2 perfect chances to win as the Gunners also had a clear chance to take the lead again in a counterattack in the 95^th minute, but Alisson Becker was first to get to the ball outside of his box.

Liverpool is in 8^th place with 44 points after 29 games – 12 behind 4^th Manchester United in the standings. In comparison, Arsenal is in 1^st with 73 points after 30 matches, with 6 more than Manchester City, which, however, had played 1 fewer game.