Arsenal squander golden chance at Anfield as Firmino saves day for Liverpool

Arsenal's wait for a Premier League win at Anfield continues as Roberto Firmino secured a thrilling 2-2 draw on Sunday.

The Gunners looked set to take a giant step towards the Premier League title and register their first league win at the famous venue since 2012. However, Jurgen Klopp's team staged a great fightback as Arsenal blew a two-goal lead to give Manchester City fresh hope of retaining the Premier League title.

Goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus appeared to have Arsenal cruising towards an eighth consecutive league win.

But Mohamed Salah pulled a goal back before half-time to spark a Liverpool fightback. Salah missed a second-half penalty before Firmino headed in the equaliser three minutes from time.

Klopp's men then missed a series of chances to complete the comeback as Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale salvaged a point for his side.

After the match, Ramsdale told Sky Sports: "I thought we were excellent. For 50-60 minutes we were very good but we got unlocked by two goals. Now we have to go back in and build again. One point is a lot better than none.

"The manager will say that [to focus on the good aspects]. He’s hugely positive. We’ll digest it in the next few days."

Mikel Arteta's men edge six points ahead of City at the top of the table, but the defending champions have a game in hand and host the Gunners in a potential title decider later this month.

It was the fifth straight match without a win for Liverpool across competitions, but if felt like a victory.

Salah returned to Liverpool's team, having been dropped as one of six changes for the midweek draw at Chelsea.

Despite shaking things up, Liverpool's now trademark lax defending allowed the visitors to open the scoring after just eight