Liverpool ended in a goalless draw away at Arsenal, extending their unbeaten run to 10 games and leaving the title-chasing Gunners frustrated. The Premier League champions looked vulnerable in the opening 20 minutes, but grew at the Emirates and were the better team for much of the second half, doing little to restrict the hosts’ advances. However, the away team’s attack was subdued and they were unable to hit a single shot on target.
Conor Bradley was unlucky as he hit the crossbar with a cheeky lob from 25 yards left after David Raya darted off his line. But apart from that, there were few big chances as both teams battled for a point under the north London lights. Arne Slott’s side have drawn all three of their matches in 2026. After the Reds moved one point clear of fifth-placed Brentford, Express Sport rates Liverpool’s players and predicts…
Liverpool vs Arsenal player ratings
Alison – 7
Having conceded six goals in their previous two visits to the Emirates, they kept a welcome clean sheet this time. He made good saves from Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice in the first half and denied Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli in the closing stages.
Connor Bradley – 7
After carrying the ball forward, he hit the crossbar with a skillful shot. There were some really good moments when we held the ball and defended hard. Deep in stoppage time of the second half, he suffered a serious injury and was sent off on a stretcher. A devastating blow.
Ibrahima Konate – 8
They defended very well and when they had the ball at their feet, they didn’t get fooled by Arsenal’s press. He made an important contribution in stoppage time, picking up a foul from Gabriel Jesus. Booked for a slow melee.
Virgil van Dijk – 8
He organized the defense very well, commanded inside the box and dominated the aerial duel. It will be important for him to keep his second clean sheet of the season against Arsenal.
Milos Kerkes – 7
We were busy at the beginning against Saka, but as the first half went on we improved and the second half was really good against Saka. They squandered a good counter-attack with a bad cross in the first 45, but defended tenaciously and denied Saka’s shot just before half-time.
Ryan Gravenbirch – 7
Obviously he was told to protect Declan Rice from possession. All first-half duels were won when Liverpool were in command and had an influence after the break. In the attack in the second half, he hit a nice ball over the top to Bradley.
Alexis Mac Allister – 6
Saka danced past him in one of Arsenal’s early moves and, although initially sloppy with a few passes, he improved markedly and helped Liverpool dominate the second half.
Jeremy Frimpong – 5
Liverpool’s most threatening attacker, the only player who can provide pace going forward, is marked by poor decision-making. He denied one chance to target Miles Lewis-Skelly and squandered a great chance with a nasty setback on Florian Wirtz, who was behind the German. He looked injured in the first half, but ran through the entire 90 minutes.
Dominik Szoboszlai – 6
I jumped into pockets of space and saw a lot of the ball. The second half was one of Liverpool’s biggest threats, but they failed to test David Raya. One free kick in the second half was an absolute mile wide, another just over the bar, a half-volley went over the crossbar, and a promising shot was also blocked.
Kodi Gakpo – 5
He moved back to the left wing, but spent much of the game helping out defensively. There were also good moments of hold-up, though Bradley had a shot blocked when he hit the bar and a wasteful pass to Kerkes squandered the next attack.
Florian Wirtz – 5
It was a false nine-like position, but apart from one tricky dribble inside the box, he had little effect. He was brought down by Leandro Trossard at the end of that run, but VAR ruled there was no penalty. Other than that, I never did enough.
substitute
Joe Gomez (Bradley, 90+3) – N/A
He came in late for Bradley, who had collapsed.
