Arsenal blow 2-goal lead at Liverpool to open up title race

Liverpool came back from a 2-0 deficit to hamper Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes and revive the race for the Premier League Trophy following a 2-2 draw at Anfield on Sunday.

Arsenal went ahead through a Gabriel Martinelli goal and assist, the latter to Gabriel Jesus, but Liverpool pulled one back through Mohamed Salah.

The hosts then overcame a missed Salah penalty and controlled the second half long enough for Roberto Firmino to hang mid-air and thud a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross past Ramsdale.

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Arsenal should feel fortunate to come away with a point as Salah got himself into promising positions time and again but missed the frame with every one but his first-half goal and a late curler saved by Aaron Ramsdale.

The Gunners now hold a six-point lead on second-place Manchester City, who has a match-in-hand and a match versus Arsenal left on its docket.

Liverpool’s point leaves it eighth with 44 points, two points off seventh-place Brighton and 12 off the top-four.

Mohamed Salah hit an early chance wide of the near post, then missed the net three times in the second half including a penalty.

Jordan Henderson airmailed a rebound through traffic in the first half, and Cody Gakpo rolled a breakaway into Aaron Ramsdale in the second half.

This could’ve been so much worse for an Arsenal team that held a 2-0 lead and looked set for a coronation as recently as a few hours ago, then rode its luck all the way over the line.

Liverpool held 59 percent of the ball, out-attempted Arsenal 21-9, and won the xG fight by a 3.96-1.41 margin.

To be clear, Arsenal opened the door to the throne room. And it could be open much wider if Liverpool had its finishing boots.

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