It was resolute and sturdy, as Liverpool’s performance at the Emirates wasn’t flashy and it didn’t need to be, it’s a good point.
Many a team have gone to Arsenal and caved, but Liverpool came with a plan and stuck to it. Another game unbeaten.
A world of five substitutes in which Arne Slot uses one, the same one in which Liverpool don’t have a centre-forward, and still get a point at the league leaders tells its own story.
While it is another draw on paper, one can’t help but feel it stops the rot of Leeds United and Fulham.
Here is how each of the Reds played.
Alisson- 7
Alisson Becker was solid in goal for Liverpool as usual. He didn’t have many big saves to make in the first half, but made one or two claims to relieve pressure.
He made a couple of easy saves at the end and somehow managed to calm down Gabriel Martinelli. The latter must be worth a point in its own right.
Milos Kerkez- 7
Kerkez looked uncomfortable up against Bukayo Saka, as Arsenal caused Liverpool problems all game with their pacey wide men.
His block against Saka at the end of the first half was immense, a real sign of promise, almost certainly saving Liverpool a goal.
He went a step futher in the second half, helping Liverpool to get up the pitch, contributing to periods of dominance. He is improving week on week.
Virgil van Dijk- 7
He did a good job of marshalling the Liverpool backline and helping the Reds stay organised and survive a couple of Arsenal onslaughts.
There were times including with the ball at his feet on 88’, when you hope for him to do more but it doesn’t quite materialise.
Overall, a solid performance, but not one of his best.
Ibrahima Konate- 8
He did a really good job of doing what he was assigned to do, follow Viktor Gyokeres everywhere he went. He sees the back of him with eight touches to his name midway through the second half.
Konate looked formidable and back to his old self, fast and agile, knew when to drop off and when to step up. A good performance.
Conor Bradley- 6
Was largely solid defensively as Arsenal put a lot of emphasis on Saka’s battle against Kerkez on the other side.
His effort on goal in the first half was unfortunate not find its way into the back of the net.
A bit of untidiness in possession and some vulnerability defensively. Liverpool will hope his worrying injury won't be as serious as it first looked.
Ryan Gravenberch- 6
Helped to relieve pressure at times, but you often felt as though he could have done more with the ball when Liverpool did win it back.
He often looked slightly sloppy in possession, albeit with a difficult job to do.
Alexis Mac Allister- 6
Was sometimes a second late to things and threw himself into unnecessary challenges, but a largely competent display means its better than some of his displays this campaign.
Mac Allister, like Bradley was sometimes untidy in possession and you wondered if he could have kept the ball moving at times rather than keeping hold of it.
Dominik Szoboszlai- 8
The Hungarian sometimes played as an auxiliary number 9 in what were completely different Liverpool shapes with and without the ball and on the counter attack.
All of Liverpool’s play went through him and once he settled into the game, he was largely a cool head on the ball, showing his quality.
Cody Gakpo- 7
Did the best he could with a tricky assignment, counter-attacking and winning headers generally aren’t his game.
He had some bright moments on the ball without ever really having a gilt-edged opportunity.
Gakpo was pivotal in the second half, helping Liverpool to pick up free-kicks and he definitely had tidy moments on the ball.
Jeremie Frimpong- 7
A livewire on the right hand side that kept Arsenal moving back towards their own goal.
He frequently lacked the poise to find a pass or shot in the final third.
There were times when he turned back when you really felt as though he was dangerous enough to run at the defence and have a shot. Perhaps a lack of confidence.
Florian Wirtz- 8
He is now turning into the real fulcrum in the attack. He played some sublime passes on Thursday evening.
Wirtz, playing as a false nine made everything tick, and was unfortunate not to receive a penalty after skipping past Arsenal defenders.
An underrated part of his game was the way he pressed without the ball, falling back into midfield and making Liverpool tricky to break down.