Liverpool vs Arsenal 1-1: Premier League football – as it happened
This blog is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates as Liverpool and Arsenal drew 1-1 in the Premier League on Saturday, December 23, 2023:
- Arsenal hold top spot in the Premier League with a hard-fought draw agianst Liverpool at Anfield.
- The Reds move up to second and are just one point behind the Gunners.
- Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta describes the game as the “most intense, hectic game” he has seen.
- It’s 11 without a win for the gunners at Anfield as they claim a fourth draw in that time.
- Liverpool were left to rue a first half penalty for handball
- that was not given against Arsenal and Martin Odegaard appeared to move his hand towards the ball.
- Mohamed Salah moves into the top ten scorers in Premier League history with his equaliser for Liverpool.
Goodbye for now
That’s it from our live blog of a “intense, hectic game” at Anfield.
It was exhilarating and breathless from the off – if anything the players actually ran out of a bit of steam at the end.
Who could blame them!
Aston Villa and Manchester City will both be delighted with the points shard between Arsenal and Liverpool.
Tottenham cannot be forgotten either – they are four points behind their north London rivals and one place above Manchester City.
Pep’s side are six points off top spot but do have a game in hand.
It’s promising to be one of the very best Premier League title races and top four chases in the history of the competition.
You won’t miss a kick that counts here on the live Al Jazeera blogs.
We hope you enjoyed the coverage of the game at Anfield and please do join us again soon.
For now though, it’s goodbye.
‘The most intense, hectic game I’ve witnessed’: Arteta
Mikel Arteta was delighted with his side’s performance at Anfield.
The Spaniard feels his side could have won the game but had even bigger praise for the match as a contest.
“The boys were incredible – it was one of the most intense, hectic games that I have witnessed in this league and that tells you a lot,” he told Sky Sports.
“Both teams raised the bar to another level and both wanted to win it. Although in the last 20 minutes we didn’t find the right passes.
“They are the best team in the world [at countering]- we have a corner and in six seconds they are at the other end. They are a great team.
“Huge credit to the boys they made another big step towards going to any ground and win.”