Salah’s late equaliser earns Liverpool draw at Arsenal

Salah levelled the game in the 81st minute with a calm tap-in from Darwin Nunez’s selfless cross, putting the Egyptian winger eighth on the all-time list and level with Robbie Fowler on 163 career Premier League goals.

The momentum seemed to be with Liverpool to clinch a comeback victory but Arsenal had the ball in the net at the death through Havertz, though referee Anthony Taylor had already blown for a foul.

The draw puts Liverpool second with 22 points from nine games, one point behind Manchester City, and Arsenal move into third with 18 points.

Arteta told reporters he was “very disappointed” his side did not win, but said: “Very proud of the team, especially with the situation that we are going through at the moment.”

He added that he would prefer to be five points ahead of City rather than five behind, though he said: “The team is alive, the team wants it.”

Liverpool’s head coach Arne Slot said that, on balance, he was happy: “Going two times behind against a very strong and good Arsenal team, then to get a point is pleasing to see.” 

Reuters