Arsenal rue loss of discipline as they squander two-goal lead against Liverpool

09.04.2023 - 20:17 channelnewsasia.com

After surrendering a two-goal advantage against Liverpool and squandering a chance to build on their Premier League lead, Arsenal were lucky to escape Anfield with a 2-2 draw following an exhilarating encounter on Sunday.Still, the mood in the dressing room after Sunday's edge-of-seat drama was about two points lost than the one salvaged, manager Mikel Arteta said. "When you concede at the end it's always two points dropped," Arteta said.Arsenal sliced through Liverpool's defence with ruthless efficiency through most of the first half and looked poised to finally exorcise their Anfield demons with their first victory at the Merseyside stadium since 2012.

Instead, the draw spoiled what would have been the Gunners' eighth consecutive win and a chance to move eight points clear of second-place Manchester City."Super intense match," Arteta said. "We started very well, scored the first and the second and that was the moment to kill the game.

Before halftime we gave them hope and they generated belief. "The second half was a very different story. We gave every ball away in dangerous areas and allowed dangerous results and big transition moments.

Then you have to suffer."Arsenal surged into a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus, but the game shifted momentum after a scuffle between Granit Xhaka and Trent Alexander-Arnold that riled up the already raucous crowd.

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