Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal: 10-men Gunners come back from two down to prevent double humiliation at Anfield after giving Arne Slot's side a guard of honour before kick-off

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  • Arsenal came backmost from 2 goals down to gully 2-2 against Liverpool astatine Anfield
  • Mikel Arteta's broadside gave the caller champions a defender of honour earlier kick-off
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By IAN LADYMAN

Published: 13:28 EDT, 11 May 2025 | Updated: 13:32 EDT, 11 May 2025

Arsenal and Liverpool shared the points astatine Anfield successful a 2-2 gully to hide the hatchet connected their rubric rivalry this season.

The Gunners gave Arne Slot's broadside a defender of honour earlier the crippled kicked off, with Mikel Arteta arguing this week that Liverpool deserved 1 for their achievements this season.

Cody Gakpo opened the scoring for the Reds connected 20 minutes, earlier Luis Diaz added different wrong 90 seconds.

But the imaginable of a treble humiliation connected the time meant Arsenal came retired firing successful the 2nd half; it took Gabriel Martinelli conscionable 2 minutes aft the teams re-entered the transportation to gully 1 back.

Makeshift attacking menace Mikel Merino was among the goals again arsenic helium levelled the matter successful the 70th minute. But the Spaniard was aboriginal sent off, receiving his 2nd yellowish paper 9 minutes later, and stunting his side's hopes of mounting a implicit comeback.

Arsenal overturned a two-goal shortage to gully 2-2 against champions Liverpool astatine Anfield

The Gunners gave Arne Slot's broadside a defender of honour aft Liverpool won a 20th top-flight title

Cody Gakpo opened the scoring, heading successful a transverse from Andy Robertson successful the 20 minute

Within 90 seconds of their archetypal goal, Luis Diaz made it 2-0 to Liverpool from a fewer yards out

Mikel Arteta's broadside drew 1 backmost done Gabriel Martinelli 2 minutes into the 2nd half

Mikel Merino was among the goals erstwhile again arsenic helium drew the Gunners level successful the 70 minute

But the Spaniard was sent disconnected soon after, stunting his side's hopes of a implicit comeback

MATCH FACTS


Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Bradley (Alexander-Arnold 67'), Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch (Elliot 83'), Jones (Mac Allister 66'); Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo (Nunez 66'); Diaz (Jota 79')

Subs unused: Kelleher (Gk), Quansah, Tsimikas, Endo

Goals: Gakpo 20', Diaz 21'

Booked: Bradley

Manager: Arne Slot

Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya, White (Calafiori 78'), Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Merino; Saka (Zinchenko 88'), Trossard (Tierney 78'), Martinelli

Subs unused: Neto (Gk), Timber, Henry-Francis, Nwaneri, Butler-Oyedeji, Sterling

Goals: Martinelli 47', Merino 70'

Booked: Lewis-Skelly

Sent off: Merino

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Referee: Anthony Taylor

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