Arsenal and Liverpool shared the spoils but unfortunately not the goals in a thrilling spectacle that ended 1-1 at Emirates.
After a stellar first half from the hosts it was actually the away side that went in front, James Milner capitalizing on a poor punch from Bernd Leno to sweep Liverpool into the lead.
The hosts levelled though inside the final 10 minutes – substitute Alex Iwobi threaded a fine ball through to Alexandre Lacazette and the Frenchman showed excellent composure to hold his nerve and bend beautifully past Alisson.
Here we rate the Arsenal players.
Bernd Leno – 6: Spread himself excellently to deny Van Dijk. Lucky not to concede when stuck in no-man’s land coming to punch. Not so lucky when weak parry fell to Milner. Top save from Van Dijk after.
Hector Bellerin – 7: Bombed down the right constantly to assist in attack, with Liverpool unable to shackle the Spaniard.
Shkodran Mustafi – 6: Looked predictably shaky trying to deal with the threatening runs of Liverpool’s attackers, but was generally reliable when called into action. Led Arsenal with nine clearances.
Rob Holding – 6: Had a tough time at the heart of the Arsenal defence, but threw himself into every challenge and block. Made four tackles and seven clearances.
Sead Kolasinac – 5: Struggled badly with Salah’s pace on his return to the side. But got forward and swung in several dangerous crosses.
Granit Xhaka – 7: Superb sliding tackle denied Salah a shot. Was a commanding presence as Arsenal squeezed Liverpool high.
Lucas Torreira – 6: Tenacious in Arsenal’s midfield, but faded badly in the second half as Liverpool got a grip.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan – 7: Looked lively, linking play beautifully. Fluffed a chance to fire Gunners ahead.
Mesut Ozil – 8: Orchestrated proceedings as Arsenal tore through Liverpool in first 45. Made four key passes – joint most on the field. Influence waned though after the break.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 6: Scuffed horribly wide when he got on the end of a lovely Arsenal move. Was involved in a lot of play, but nothing would quite fall for him.
Alexandre Lacazette – 7: Dragged a decent chance just wide of Alisson’s goal. Made up for it with a stunning finish for the equaliser.
Laca's late leveller avoids an L 👊
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) 3 November 2018
Our unbeaten run continues after a breathless 90 minutes 😰#ARSLIV pic.twitter.com/cxdOXKl6lh
SUBS:
Alex Iwobi – 7: Immediately injected pace – which Mkhitaryan simply doesn’t possess – into Arsenal’s attack. Great ball to Lacazette for his goal.
Aaron Ramsey – 6: Replaced the ineffective Aubameyang, but couldn’t meaningfully impact the game.
Danny Welbeck N/A: A late replacement for fatigued Kolasinac. Buzzed around busily.
