Did we really expect anything different? On Wednesday evening the heat turned up a few degrees on Manchester City's title defence, as Liverpool secured a 2-0 win away at Arsenal. The result moved Jurgen Klopp's side to within a point of City at the top of the Premier League, with nine matches remaining for both sides.
Perhaps I'm just a pessimistic Blue, but before a ball had been kicked at the Emirates Stadium I knew what was going to happen. Arsenal are no easy opponents — as City found out on New Year's Day — and in that spirit they set about giving Liverpool as good as they got.
In the second half, the hosts spurned a huge opportunity, Alisson denying Martin Odegaard after Thiago Alcantara had sold the goalkeeper short with a woeful back-pass. It felt like a decisive moment, and that's exactly how it played out.
