Liverpool came from two goals behind to draw 2-2 to deny Arsenal a crucial victory in the Premier League title race.
Mohamed Salah returned to Liverpool’s team for the visit of Arsenal.
The Egypt international was dropped as one of six changes for the midweek draw at Chelsea but came back along with Cody Gakpo, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson.
Darwin Nunez dropped to the bench after illness during the week.
Arsenal made just one change from last weekend’s win over Leeds with Bukayo Saka replacing Leandro Trossard.
For all Liverpool’s inconsistency, they have lost only once at home this season but some now trademark lax defending allowed the visitors to open the scoring after just eight minutes.
Saka ran at the defence, the ball bounced kindly off Van Dijk to Gabriel Martinelli and Robertson was not able to make a challenge as the forward rolled the ball into the net.
Robertson was being given a torrid time by Saka but the Scotland captain’s next problem was with Gabriel Jesus, who was allowed to jump virtually unchallenged to head home Martinelli’s 28th-minute cross.
Liverpool had barely looked like threatening a goal until they scored in the 42nd minute.
Curtis Jones and Robertson combined down the left with Salah poking home from close range at the far post via Jordan Henderson’s touch.
Seven minutes into the second half, Rob Holding fouled Jota at a corner breakdown but Salah pushed his penalty wide of the goalkeeper’s right-hand post.
It was the Egyptian’s second successive failure from the spot, having missed with an equaliser attempt at Bournemouth last month.
Arsenal were starting to come under increasing pressure and eventually conceded an equaliser in the 87th minute.
Substitute Roberto Firmino nodded home Alexander-Arnold’s cross.
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