Summary

  • Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary

  • LIVE: Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool - Saka with early goal, Van Dijk levels before Merino restores lead, but Salah levels again

  • Victory will take visitors back to top of table

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Live Reporting

Neil Johnston

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    This is my worst nightmare with no Saliba no Gabriel in the backline

    Daniel

  2. 'Liverpool fans would want to see them test this defence'

    Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool

    Pat Nevin
    Former Everton and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    This will be a big, big job for the two players in front of the Arsenal defence now. If you are a Liverpool fan you would like to see a bit more from them, go and test that defence.

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    Gabriel has walked off straight down the tunnel to the treatment room.

    How serious is his injury?

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    Alex Howell
    BBC football news reporter at Emirates Stadium

    Another injury blow for Arsenal. Gabriel has to come off after going down for the second time with what looks like a knee injury. When he came off the first time the physio rubbed some type of balm into his left knee.

    Jakub Kiwior comes on at centre back.

    Gabriel goes downPA Media

  5. SUBSTITUTION

    Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool

    Jakub Kiwior is on for Gabriel.

    A TV replay shows the knee of Darwin Nunez connecting with the thigh of Gabriel before he went down earlier.

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    Now is the time for Szoboszlai & Gakpo.

    Mark

    Tactically, Slot is being out-thought. We are seeing the limits of his competence: what works in the Eredivisie doesn't always translate to the greatest league on Earth. Arteta is utilising both the press and the overload created by inverted full-backs to great effect. Arsenal also seem to want it more: Arteta is clearly a greater motivator than Slot.

    Guff

  7. 'First time Diaz has gotten around Partey'

    Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool

    Pat Nevin
    Former Everton and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    That is the first time that Luis Diaz has been able to get around Thomas Partey. It is lovely close control and dribbling, and he gets to the byline and almost squeezes it in. The ball hit the post and came back out into the arms of Raya.

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    A nice spell of Liverpool pressure.

    What's this? Gabriel has gone down again.

    This is really bad news for Arsenal who are already without William Saliba.

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    Wow. Great feet by Luis Diaz inside the Arsenal box before the Liverpool players falls into David Raya who, for one moment, looks hurt, before indicating he is ok.

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    Good news for Arsenal. Gabriel is back up and able to carry on.

  11. 'Gabriel won't be coming off unless he absolutely has to'

    Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool

    Pat Nevin
    Former Everton and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    If they could Arsenal would probably not want to risk Gabriel and would take him off. But the way things are just now with their defence and the issues there, he will not be coming off unless he absolutely has to.

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    I'm not sure if there was anyone near to Gabriel when he went down. He's still getting treatment. It looks a painful one.

  13. 'Liverpool may need to change it'

    Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool

    Pat Nevin
    Former Everton and Chelsea winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    If there is another ten minutes from Liverpool now like the last ten of the first half, I think they will need to change it. They were getting dominated in midfield, Declan Rice has been a colossus and Mikel Merino has been excellent alongside him.

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    Arsenal continue to look so, so dangerous going forward.

    Leandro Trossard is at the heart of their latest attack which comes to nothing and now Gabriel has gone down and requires treatment.

    Leandro TrossardGetty Images

  15. YELLOW CARD

    Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool

    Anthony Taylor has stopped play to show a yellow card to someone on the Liverpool bench - not Arne Slot.

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    Liverpool had only conceded three goals in eight Premier League games before today. They've let in two in 45 minutes at the Emirates.

  17. KICK-OFF

    Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool

    Strap yourselves in. This could be another epic 45 minutes.

    Back under way.

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    Jam Barrell: This is why all the title talk around Liverpool is far too early. They look slow coming up against a decent team away from home

  19. HT: Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool

    Arsenal's players are on their way back out. They have a real spring in their step. Will they finish the job?

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    I think Arne has got tactics slightly wrong here and doesn’t look to have changed. He usually makes tactical changes at 1/2 time which has caught us out today. Jones was great breaking into the box as an 8 last week. Today he’s almost static as a 10. Gakpo for Jones and Gomez for Robertson please Arne.

    Jay

    I know Liverpool are up there but we haven't quite looked on it for a fair few games that we've ended up winning and this could end up a demoralising defeat. This season will be building and you'll see a real challenge next year.

    Ade