Liverpool fended off three goals in five minutes from Arsenal to salvage a 3-3 Premier League draw at the Emirates Stadium.
Roberto Firmino’s strike looped home off Petr Cech’s attempted save, to ensure the Reds left north London with a share of the spoils despite having earlier squandered a 2-0 lead.
Alexis Sanchez, Granit Xhaka and Mesut Ozil found the net in a stunning second-half triple salvo, to put Arsenal 3-2 ahead having trailed to goals from Philippe Coutinho and Mohamed Salah.
Here are our player ratings…
ARSENAL
PETR CECH: A poor effort from the usually-reliable Arsenal stopper: 5/10
HECTOR BELLERIN: Always driving forward with pace, but not effective enough: 5
LAURENT KOSCIELNY (CAPT): Woefully out of sorts at the back when Liverpool threatened: 4
NACHO MONREAL: Another to struggle when Liverpool squeezed forward: 4
AINSLEY MAITLAND-NILES: Exposed out of position and up against the in-form Mohamed Salah: 4
JACK WILSHERE: A quiet night from one of the men expected to drive the pace: 5
GRANIT XHAKA: His goal a complete fluke that failed to mask a poor effort: 4
ALEX IWOBI: Struggled to find an influence on proceedings: 5
MESUT OZIL: Fine finish for the equaliser, solid enough overall despite poor first-half: 6
ALEXIS SANCHEZ: Grafted all night and took his goal well: 7
ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE: Played the key role in Ozil’s goal, and kept battling away: 7
REPLACEMENTS:
THEO WALCOTT (for Sanchez, 88): Precious little time for an impact: 6
SHKODRAN MUSTAFI (for Monreal, 46): Another to struggle when Liverpool raced forward: 5
DANNY WELBECK (for Iwobi, 77): Could not make anything happen in a short cameo: 5
LIVERPOOL
SIMON MIGNOLET: Awful effort all-round, mistakes galore and clearly at fault for Xhaka’s goal: 4
JOE GOMEZ: Quiet night overall even when Liverpool pushed forward: 5
DEJAN LOVREN: Failed to take charge when the pressure came on: 6
RAGNAR KLAVAN: Average effort overall as Liverpool buckled in the second-half onslaught: 5
ANDREW ROBERTSON: Unable to influence proceedings markedly at either end: 6
JORDAN HENDERSON (CAPT): Early injury robbed him of any lasting impact: 5
EMRE CAN: Put himself about and fought to provide continuity for the Reds: 6
MOHAMED SALAH: A constant threat and another fine showing from the in-form Egypt star: 8
PHILIPPE COUTINHO: Took his goal well and had an effective night: 7
SADIO MANE: Quiet by his lofty standards but still threatened with sheer pace: 7
ROBERTO FIRMINO: Put Arsenal under consistent pressure for much of the night: 7
REPLACEMENTS:
GEORGINIO WIJNALDUM (for Mane, 79): Added drive with fresh legs: 7
JAMES MILNER (for Henderson, 11): Solid shift from the ultra professional: 7
ALEX OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN (for Coutinho, 83): Unable to make a high-profile cameo against his former club: 6
