Alexis Mac Allister’s second-half penalty secured Liverpool a 1-1 draw against Manchester City at Anfield in the Premier League that leaves the title race wide open.
The result means Arsenal remain top of the table. They – like Liverpool – are on 64 points but have a superior goal difference. City are a point further back. All three teams have played 28 games.
The visitors took the lead on 23 minutes through an unlikely source as John Stones rounded off a clever corner routine, tapping home from Kevin De Bruyne’s delivery.
Dominik Szoboszlai should have done better with a close range header that sailed off, while Luis Diaz dragged a low effort narrowly wide from 20 yards, as the Reds failed to find an equaliser before the break.
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It took only five minutes after half-time to make it 1-1 though, with Alexis Mac Allister converting from the penalty spot after a foul by Ederson on Darwin Nunez.
That led to Liverpool piling on the pressure, and they had chance after chance to take the lead, with Diaz in particular guilty of wasting some huge opportunities, while Stefan Ortega, on in goal for the injured Ederson, denied Nunez.
There was still time for Jeremy Doku to hit the post at the other end, as both teams had to settle for a point – which leaves Arsenal top of the table on goal difference with 10 games remaining.
There was never any doubt that this match was going to be huge in deciding the destination of the Premier League title in May, and quite how important this result is will be played out in due course.
Arsenal will be the happier of the three teams fighting it out for top spot, as the draw means they stay top of the table, ahead of playing City in three weeks.
Liverpool, though, may feel like this is a missed opportunity. They had the opponents on the ropes and forced 19 shots across the game, six of which were on target. If Diaz, in particular, had been better in front of goal, they would have won, and been clear at the top.
