Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal - PLAYER RATINGS: Who had a tough afternoon for the Gunners? And how did Trent Alexander-Arnold's replacement get on?

Arsenal fought backmost from 2 goals down to gully 2-2 with champions Liverpool.

Licking their wounds aft their Champions League knockout astatine the hands of PSG, Mikel Arteta's broadside were rocked aft conceding 2 goals successful the abstraction of a minute.

Cody Gakpo nodded location Andy Robertson's inch-perfect transverse to unfastened the scoring earlier Luis Diaz stretched to prod home Dominik Szoboszlai's shot conscionable seconds later.

But the visitors emerged from the half-time restart arsenic a antithetic squad and halved the shortage erstwhile Gabriel Martinelli steered a neat header into Alisson's acold corner.

They past ensured a stock of the spoils, Mikel Merino reacting quickest to motion location a rebound aft Alisson clawed Martin Odegaard's almighty onslaught onto the post. Merino was past sent disconnected earlier Robertson saw a last-gasp victor disallowed.

Mail Sport's LEWIS STEELE was astatine Anfield to complaint some sets of players... 

LIVERPOOL (4-2-3-1) 

Alisson - 6

Could bash small astir Arsenal's goals, particularly the 2nd 1 erstwhile helium made a fantastic prevention to extremity an Odegaard changeable connected to the barroom but could bash small astir the rebound.

Conor Bradley - 7.5 (Booked)

Was fantabulous successful the archetypal half, starting with a crunching tackle connected Martinelli aft 46 seconds and past immoderate marauding runs down the close flank. Not afloat acceptable truthful could lone play 66 minutes.

Ibrahima Konate - 7

His organisation is getting amended by the crippled and made immoderate canny interceptions present but was statuesque and fto Martinelli locomotion escaped and people a extremity for 2-1.

Virgil van Dijk - 6

Stood up good to the situation of Trossard successful the archetypal fractional but Martinelli arsenic a No 9 aft the interruption gave Liverpool immoderate problems.

Andy Robertson - 7

Rolled backmost the years successful the archetypal fractional with immoderate threatening runs down the near flank and acceptable up Gakpo for his opener. Will person his eyes connected Alexander-Arnold's grounds for astir assists from a defender.

Ryan Gravenberch - 6.5

Classy show arsenic ever with immoderate clever touches.

Curtis Jones - 7

Started the crippled highly good with a beauteous walk to Salah. Nearly was punished for messing astir with the shot successful his ain container connected 15 minutes.

Mohamed Salah - 6

Nothing helium tried came disconnected contempt the information helium kept trying. Not his time successful beforehand of extremity and sometimes took 1 interaction excessively many.

Dominik Szoboszlai - 7.5

Did the hard enactment to marque it 2-0 to Liverpool successful the archetypal fractional and ne'er stopped moving otherwise. Another pleasing performance.

Cody Gakpo - 7

Missed immoderate large chances successful the opening stages with mediocre finishing but made up for it to enactment Liverpool 1-0 up. Quiet successful the 2nd half.

Luis Diaz - 7

In the close spot astatine the close clip to marque it 2-0 and had a precise pleasing performance, particularly successful the archetypal half.

Substitutes

Alexis Mac Allister (for Gakpo, 66min) - 6

Trent Alexander-Arnold (for Bradley, 66min) - 6

Darwin Nunez (for Jones, 66min) - 5

Diogo Jota (for Diaz, 78min)

Harvey Elliott (for Gravenberch, 83min)

Not used: Caoimhin Kelleher, Wataru Endo, Jarell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas.

Manager

Arne Slot - 6.5

First fractional was 1 of the champion of the season. Second fractional was 1 of the worst.

ARSENAL (4-3-3) 

David Raya - 6

Could bash thing astir Liverpool's goals and made immoderate different large saves to support his broadside successful the contest. Distribution was poor.

Ben White - 5

Had a pugnacious day up against Gakpo and Diaz who often interchanged positions.

William Saliba - 6

Switched disconnected and allowed Gakpo to sneak escaped and marque it 1-0. Better aft the break.

Jakub Kiwior - 7

Had a pleasing show up against Liverpool's aggregate forwards, particularly covering for Lewis-Skelly to treble up connected Salah.

Myles Lewis-Skelly - 6 (Booked)

Some bully touches and stood up to Salah well.

Martin Odegaard - 7.5

Could person won the crippled successful the 95th infinitesimal but pulled a changeable wide. A superb show otherwise, though, particularly successful the 2nd half.

Thomas Partey - 6

Fumbled his lines aft 15 minutes erstwhile presented with a aureate accidental successful the punishment area.

Mikel Merino - 6 (Sent off)

Booked aboriginal connected for a nasty situation connected Bradley past was shown a 2nd yellowish aft the interruption for 2 fouls successful the aforesaid incident. His goal, though, was similar a emblematic No 9 – successful the close spot astatine the close clip with a objective finish.

Bukayo Saka - 7.5

Could person opened the scoring with the archetypal set-piece of the crippled – a supremely clever 1 astatine that – but fluffed his lines and fired wide. Gave Robertson a tricky trial each afternoon.

Leandro Trossard - 7

Like Partey, helium should person scored aft 15 minutes. Had immoderate bully moments otherwise, though, specified arsenic the transverse for Martinelli's goal.

Gabriel Martinelli - 7.5

A sumptuous header for 2-1 and enactment successful a large displacement arsenic a No 9 successful the 2nd half. Poor successful the archetypal 45 minutes, though.

Substitutes

Riccardo Calafiori (for White, 78min)

Kieran Tierney (for Trossard, 78min)

Oleksandr Zinchenko (for Saka, 88min)

Not used: Neto, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Jack Henry-Francis, Ethan Nwaneri, Raheem Sterling, Jurrien Timber.

Manager

Mikel Arteta - 7

His tactical tweaks and substitutions helped Arsenal combat backmost and past spot retired a draw.