Although neither team may have desired the outcome, it still puts them in the running for the Premier League crown, with Manchester City not far behind them in first place.
Indeed, both Liverpool and Arsenal would have preferred to win all three points tonight, but in the end, neither team was able to outperform the other, and a 2-2 draw is a more than reasonable result.
Furthermore, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah both scored goals to help Arne Slot’s team come back from two goals down, and although Salah was the Reds’ greatest player in the second half, he wasn’t the team’s top player overall.
Salah’s numerical performanceSalah’s performance this afternoon was intriguing because, despite his sometimes lackluster play, especially in the first half, he was essential when it counted, as he often is.Moments like that will always make up for lackluster play earlier in the game. For instance, it was the Egyptian icon who eventually broke through the Gunners’ defense in the second half, partly due to some outstanding play from Darwin Núñez and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
After a’subdued’ first forty-five minutes, the 32-year-old swiftly emerged as the Merseysider’s’most threatening player’ in the second half, according to Liverpoolworld writer Will Rooney, who rated the game a 7/10 at full time. The forward’s statistics support this assessment.The former AS Roma striker played 97 minutes, scored one goal, accrued an expected goals figure of 0.38, took 46 touches, made one crucial pass, completed two of three dribbles successfully, won 50% of his ground duels, took two shots on goal, one off target, and was given a foul.
Although he didn’t blow the Emirates away, Salah’s performance this afternoon was passably good overall. He wasn’t Liverpool’s best player, but he was efficient when it counted.