Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1

Will Liverpool remain top after tonight? Let's all just pray hard the blue half of Liverpool will do the red half a favour by beating Chelsea tonight. Against Arsenal, was it two points lose or a point gain? A draw at the Emirates is not the worst Liverpool have suffered and it's definitely a point I would be happy to take. The title is not won in December and rest assured no teams leading the league at the moment can win all their games till May.

Liverpool did not start as well as they could. However, it would be understandable as it was against Arsenal. In addition to that, I would bet Rafa's absence despite having constant contact on the phone is a huge lost to Liverpool considering his tactical ability which could definitely been better if he was there on the sideline. Nonetheless, I thought Sammy Lee did fantastic sending the messages to the players.

"Carra's mistake was Van Persie's gain!"

On the night, the first goal was scored by Van Persie for Arsenal. It was great goal by Van Persie but I have to blame it on the usual Mr. Reliable, Carragher. Van Persie was not offside because Carragher ran back to put Van Persie back onside before the ball was sent by Nasri. He saw it happening but he moved too early as he did not see that the others have put Van Persie on an offside position. Van Persie did the rest to put Arsenal ahead. It was definitely a little bit against the flow of the game.

"Keane comes good!"

Thankfully, Liverpool equalised before half time through Keane who scored his third goal in the league. It was also a great goal. The Arsenal defence was caught cold with a long ball from Agger which fell nicely for Keane. Almunia had no chance with a well taken strike. I have to say Keane played this game. His run was better timed. What was unfortunate would be the midfield did not create more chances for him.

On the other hand, I thought Kuyt was not good at all on the night. He made mistakes when put under pressure. On the overall though, the midfield was not particularly strong on the night. Liverpool depended very much on the long ball. In the second half, Adebayor got himself sent off when Liverpool were in control of the game. Somehow, this spurred Arsenal to play at a much higher tempo and fight for every ball. It made Arsenal play much harder and the players put in much more commitment.

Wenger said he was sure if they had 11 players, they would have won the game. He surely has not taken into account the domination Liverpool had over them when they were playing with 11 players. It was Adebayor's dismissal which spurred the players. It also energized the fans to support their players. Before that, I could hear Liverpool supporters singing their songs in the Emirates. Arsenal could have lost if Adebayor stayed on.

Anyway, a draw was the result and it can't be changed now no matter what. Again, let's just hope Everton come good tonight and give Chelsea a beating. The Premier League is definitely tight this season. Will Liverpool remain top on Christmas Day? Will Liverpool remain top on January? Will Liverpool still be top come March? Will Liverpool win the Premier League? We'll only know as the games go by.


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