Liverpool 1-1 Arsenal: Player ratings as Gunners stay top of the Premier League for Christmas
Arsenal will spend Christmas at the top of the Premier League after battling to a 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday evening. Needing simply to avoid defeat to cement their position, Arsenal enjoyed the perfect start when Gabriel headed home after just three minutes, but Mohamed Salah's equaliser midway through the first half restored parity. Trent Alexander-Arnold struck the crossbar in a lively second half but ultimately had to settle for a share of the spoils. How the game unfolded Arsenal weren't far off opening the scoring in the first minute. Bukayo Saka's cross caused chaos and Gabriel Jesus saw a strike deflected perilously over the crossbar. But the lead would come three minutes later as Gabriel rose highest to head home a free-kick from Martin Odegaard, surviving a tense VAR check before seeing his opening goal awarded. Liverpool dominated possession in their search for an equaliser but it was Arsenal who looked most threatening, with Odegaard dragg...