Arsenal suffered a blow in their Premier League title race against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. The Gunners threw away a 2-0 lead against Liverpool at Anfield as they drew 2-2 - with Aaron Ramsdale's heroics in the second half stopping the result from being any worse.
A key incident that happened during the first half saw Granit Xhaka and Trent Alexander-Arnold square up to each other - causing the home crowd to burst into life. Arsenal had done a brilliant job of frustrating and quieting the Anfield atmosphere in the opening half an hour, but Xhaka was criticised for 'waking the crowd up'.
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville were critical of Xhaka for his role in the incident with Alexander-Arnold - who was having a difficult time dealing with Gabriel Martinelli in the match. Neville said of Xhaka's decision to engage in the row with Alexander-Arnold: "Why would he? He cannot get involved, he cannot get involved. He’s been so good for Arsenal this season, that’s exactly what Liverpool would want."
