At the Emirates Stadium, red filled the stands with the thousands of fans gathered at Arsenal‘s home, demonstrating the strength of the color as the banner of both teams. A true pitched battle was fought from the start and in the ninth minute Bukayo Saka put the Gunners ahead to the delirium of those in attendance.
The local joy was short-lived, as Virgil van Dijk tied the game in the 19th minute, but again those led by Mikel Arteta took advantage thanks to a goal by Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino scored in the 43rd minute.
With the score at 2-1 and time reaching the end, The Reds pressed in search of equality and their star, the Egyptian Mohamed Salah, put the final 2-2 at the Emirates, which was almost completely silenced by the African’s goal.
The distribution of points left both with a bitter taste, quite the opposite for Manchester City, a team that took advantage of the draw to finish leader of the tournament after nine games by displaying 23 points.
They follow those led by Pep Guardiola, precisely Liverpool and Arsenal, with 22 and 18 points respectively, while Aston Villa also has 18 points and Chelsea with 17 completes the quintet of top positions in the Premier League.
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