Arsenal hit again from 2-0 down to say some extent at Anfield with Liverpool’s supporters making clear their displeasure with Trent Alexander-Arnold by booing the wantaway full-back.
Alexander-Arnold introduced this week he would depart the membership on the finish of the season, almost definitely to hitch Actual Madrid, and his identify was jeered earlier than kick off and when he got here on for Conor Bradley halfway via the second half.
Trent Alexander-Arnold obtained “a couple of boos” when he was subbed on for Conor Bradley 😳 pic.twitter.com/aQfWodxoV4
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 11, 2025
All of it added as much as a irritating afternoon for Liverpool, who received the title a fortnight in the past and gave the impression to be cruising to a different win with quickfire objectives from Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz seeing them go into half-time with a 2-0 lead.
However Arsenal, contemporary from the frustration of their Champions League exit at Paris Saint-Germain in midweek, dug deep to safe some extent because of objectives from Gabriel Martinelli and Mikel Merino.
Merino later noticed crimson for 2 bookings however Liverpool couldn’t discover a winner in a frantic end.
Liverpool set up commanding lead
Arne Slot reverted to his strongest line-up after making adjustments for final weekend’s defeat at Chelsea and certainly one of his returning gamers, Diaz, nearly made the breakthrough after 10 minutes however his low shot was beautifully saved by David Raya.
It proved to be temporary respite for Arsenal as Liverpool opened the scoring after 20 minutes – Gakpo nodding in Andy Robertson’s left-wing cross.
Cody Gakpo heads dwelling Andy Robertson’s cross to provide Liverpool the lead at Anfield ⚽️🔴 pic.twitter.com/AQd3gcnj58
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Eighty-seven seconds later and it was 2-0 as Dominik Szoboszlai burst down the best and his low centre was excellent for Diaz to slip dwelling.
Arsenal had been rocking and solely an excellent full-length save from Raya prevented Curtis Jones from including a 3rd.
Arsenal hit again
No matter Mikel Arteta mentioned at half-time had the specified impact as Arsenal flew out of the traps in the beginning of the second half and Martinelli decreased the arrears inside two minutes.
Leandro Trossard provided the cross and Martinelli did the remainder with a glancing header that beat Alisson.
Trossard then fizzed a shot simply over earlier than full-back Ben White was denied by an excellent save from the Liverpool goalkeeper.
Slot had seen sufficient and a triple change noticed the introduction of Alexis Mac Allister, Darwin Nunez and Alexander-Arnold.
The primary two adjustments had been met with heat applause however Alexander-Arnold’s 353rd look for his hometown membership was accompanied by boos and chants of ‘there’s just one Conor Bradley’ in reference to his possible successor on the best of Liverpool’s again 4.
The sideshow maybe unsettled Liverpool with Arsenal equalising inside three minutes of Alexander-Arnold’s introduction.
Martin Odegaard’s fierce drive was brilliantly tipped on to the put up by Alisson however the ball fell properly for Merino to stoop and head in. Liverpool appealed for offside however replays confirmed Alexander-Arnold had performed the Spaniard on.
“They’ve dug deep for that” 💪
Arsenal have come again from 2-0 down at Anfield and are actually stage because of Mikel Merino 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/wCud38NplN
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 11, 2025
Merino crimson sparks thrilling conclusion
The sport took one other twist when Merino, who was booked within the first half, obtained a second yellow card for fouls on Nunez and Szoboszlai in fast succession.
Alexander-Arnold wasted the prospect to make his detractors eat their phrases by curling a free-kick on the Kop finish over the bar earlier than each side got here near successful it on the loss of life.
First, Odegaard burst clear however dragged his shot vast earlier than Robertson had a 96th-minute effort dominated out after referee Anthony Taylor adjudged Ibrahima Konate had fouled Myles Lewis-Skelly within the lead-up.
The purpose means Arsenal are actually two away from Newcastle, who they host on the Emirates subsequent weekend.
