Garth Crooks says he doesn't care about the "defensive frailties" of Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold because of his quality.
The Reds full-back orchestrated the equaliser against table-topping Arsenal as he knocked it past Oleksandr Zinchenko before Roberto Firmino headed home his cross. His role in the goal salvaged a point for Jurgen Klopp's side after they found themselves two-down in the first-half.
Their second-half chances could've warranted three points for Liverpool and reduced Arsenal's advantage over to Manchester City in the title race. However, they were forced to rue Mohamed Salah's missed penalty and the heroics of England goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in the draw.
PAUL GORST: Arsenal may have just unleashed Jurgen Klopp's new Liverpool on the Premier League
IAN DOYLE: Virgil van Dijk change confirmed as double return looms
READ MORE: PGMOL release statement after linesman Constantine Hatzidakis appears to elbow Andy Robertson
After his display on Sunday afternoon, the 24-year-old was named in Crooks' BBC Premier League Team of the Week. Explaining his thoughts on the full-backs performance, he said: "He nutmegs Zinchenko and then produces the most delightful clip to the far post for Roberto Firmino to head home.
"When Alexander-Arnold is on this form, his right foot is like a magic wand. In fact, when he's in this mood I don't care about his defensive frailties because he possesses the most exquisite quality.
"The football was incredible and all credit to Arsenal who helped provide the spectacle. The Gunners are extremely close to producing something very special this season but a word of warning: Granit Xhaxa is a loose cannon on a journey littered with explosives and Arsenal have to do something about him before he destroys their entire season."
Following the match-saving performance from Ramsdale, Crooks added that he felt "compelled" to include the shot-stopper between the sticks following the latest round of fixtures.
"Last week I suggested that if Ramsdale could keep his nerve between now and the end of the season then there was every chance of Arsenal lifting the title," he continued.
"It's also very rare that I select a goalkeeper or a defender in my team that has conceded two goals but such was Ramsdale's second-half performance, in the white-hot atmosphere of Anfield, that I found myself compelled to make the selection.
"The Arsenal keeper made three world-class saves, each one varying in its own importance as the game went on. The significance of the point for the Gunners is unquantifiable in the scheme of things but it could, in the final analysis, be the point that wins them the title."
READ NEXT
'I don’t like saying it' - Roy Keane makes 'bizarre' Liverpool admission after Arsenal draw
'It is a big step' - Jurgen Klopp explains Trent Alexander-Arnold change of position for Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp to hold Mohamed Salah talks over Liverpool penalty role after Arsenal miss
Arsenal will be delighted with Roberto Firmino decision after Liverpool drama
