Since the start of the season, Arsenal already played three tough games with the top five placed clubs from last season: Manchester City, Tottenham and Aston Villa. All games were away and the Gunners earned seven points in total from those matches. On the opposite side is Liverpool, whose new coach Arnie Slot became the most successful coach of the Reds in terms of points earned since he took over. Except from getting out the best from his squad, the Dutch tactician also had a lucky and easy schedule so far, so a trip to North London was his first real test, and he passed it quite successfully: Arsenal – Liverpool 2-2.It was the game of two half where the first one was all Arsenal, while Liverpool, trailing at the break, finally woke up and put the heat in the second half which finally earned a reward – Salah‘s equalizer which avoided the defeat. But it took two injured starting defenders from Arsenal to allow Slot‘s men to the the goal. Already depleted back line (Saliba and Calafiori were missing) took a huge hit during the game when first Gabriel and then Timber went out injured. It was Partney as the right back and a promising kid Lewis-Skelly one the left who had to deal with the likes of Diaz and Salah, and it was the Egyptian who won the battle in the 81st minute and scored an equalizer.11 – Mohamed Salah has scored 11 goals in 15 Premier League appearances against Arsenal; only Harry Kane (14) and Wayne Rooney (12) have netted more against the Gunners in the competition. Cometh. pic.twitter.com/1oPH4TiH0M— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 27, 2024 MORE TO FOLLOWENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 9Friday Leicester – Nott.Forest 1-3 (1-1)/Vardy 23 – Yates 16, Wood 47, 60/Saturday Aston Villa – Bournemouth 1-1 (0-0)/Barkley 76 – Evanilson 90+6/Brentford – Ipswich 4-3 (2-2)/Wissa 44, Clarke 45+1 og, Mbeumo 51 pen, 90+6 – Szmodics 28, Hirst 31, Delap 86/Brighton – Wolverhampton 2-2 (1-0)/Welbeck 45, Ferguson 85 – Ait-Nouri 88, Cunha 90+3/Man.City – Southampton 1-0 (1-0)/Haaland 5/Everton – Fulham 1-1 (0-0)/Beto 90+4 – Iwobi 61/Sunday Chelsea – Newcastle 2-1 (1-1)/Jackson 18, Palmer 47 – Isak 32/Crystal Palace – Tottenham 1-0 (1-0)/Mateta 31/West Ham – Man.Utd. 2-1 (0-0)/Summerville 74, Bowen 90+2 pen – Casemiro 81/Arsenal – Liverpool 2-2 (2-1)/
