Arsenal's title hopes hang by a slim thread after a draw with Liverpool

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino scored a late goal to rescue a 2-2 draw with Arsenal, which robbed the Premier League leaders of their eighth consecutive victory and what would have been their first win at Anfield since 2012.

Simply incredible drama at Anfield and what it would mean for the title race. It’s still in Arsenal’s hands but it’s also in Man City’s hands!

The Gunners are six points clear but City has a game in hand and the game between the sides in a couple of weeks’ time looks HUGE!

Mikel Arteta’s side appeared poised to stretch their gap over second-place Manchester City before Firmino scored in the 87th minute when Trent Alexander-Arnold dinked a cross to the back post that the forward headed past Aaron Ramsdale.

Arsenal had taken the lead through forward Gabriel Martinelli in the eighth minute and the Brazilian then set up compatriot Gabriel Jesus in the 28th.

Mo Salah pulled one back for Jurgen Klopp’s team shortly before half time, but missed a penalty in a game of numerous narrow misses. His blushes were spared by Firmino’s late header in one of the games of the season

There was little more than half an hour gone and the Arsenal fans were partying like it was 1989. As they revisited the scene of the most famous 2-0 win in their history, they went two goals ahead and sang: “We’re going to win the league.” An hour later, they looked guilty of premature celebration.

Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus’ early goals may not be bracketed with Alan Smith and Michael Thomas’ title-winning strikes at Anfield after all. Even as their lead stretched to six points, perhaps the momentum shifted to Manchester City. Arsenal’s destiny will be decided on the road, with trips to City and Newcastle to come, and Roberto Firmino’s 87th-minute equaliser suggested they might not be fated to become champions after all.

On a day when Arsenal led for 79 minutes, they almost lost the match and did drop two points. Aaron Ramsdale made stunning saves in injury time, first to stop Mohamed Salah curling in a winner, then to prevent Ibrahima Konate from chesting in a still later decider. Arsenal were subjected to a pounding for an hour: if this proves a precious point, it felt a fortunate one in the end. They benefited from the rarity of penalty miss from Salah, albeit his second in succession, and the heroics of Ramsdale. His second-half saves from Salah and Darwin Nunez, both before Firmino’s equaliser, were superb. Goalkeeping heroics can form part of title-winning campaigns, but as 21 shots rained in, Ramsdale’s were required.