For a game that was supposed to tell us more about both sides, especially a Liverpool who claimed a 2-2 away draw, it strangely leaves more questions. Even Arne Slot himself pondered “where it exactly will lead towards the end of the season? I cannot tell you yet”. Perhaps that’s why he and Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta declared themselves very pleased as they both portrayed a positive front. The wonder was how much was indeed a front, as there was more debate underneath – not least about injuries.
Liverpool were again oddly flat, and looked like they could soon be susceptible to a bit of a levelling out. The feeling within the Arsenal dressing room was that they would have claimed a properly convincing win if they had their full team. That’s especially so given how good they were in the first half, although that poses a question in itself. An easy answer for Slot, meanwhile, is that Liverpool still claimed a draw and are still within touching distance of the top of the table. The return of 22 points remains immensely impressive for the Dutch coach’s first nine league games at the club, and this one came courtesy of a double comeback.
