Mikel Arteta's men were not embarrassed here. Far from it. This was among their best displays of the season.
They’d fought so valiantly and asked so many questions of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool team that the home fans applauded their men off at the end.
But you need more than spirit, belief and industry to live with the side that has added the Carabao Cup to the Champions League, the Premier League under Klopp.