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Arsenal and Liverpool played out a pulsating 2-2 draw at the Emirates in Sunday’s Premier League clash.
The Gunners have now gone five straight games in the Premier League without defeat against Liverpool (two wins, three draws).
Summer signing Mikel Merino opened his account for Arsenal while Bukayo Saka marked his return from injury with a goal.
For the Reds Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah were on target for Arne Slot’s men.
It was a game that saw Arsenal suffer another injury wore as Gabriel Magalhaes and Julien Timber went off with knocks.
Bukayo Saka opened the scoring for Arsenal in the ninth minute after running on to a Ben White long pass, beat his marker and rifled his effort into the roof of the net.
Liverpool equalised through Van Dijk who headed home Luiz Diaz’s flicked header from a corner.
Arsenal went 2-1 up thanks to Merino who nodded Declan Rice’s set piece into the back of the net. The goal was checked for a possible offside before it was eventually given.
With nine minutes left Salah made it 2-2 as he slotted hone Darwin Nunez’s cut back.
The draw saw Liverpool, on 22 points, maintain second place and Arsenal move to third on 18 points.
