(Sport) Liverpool, Arsenal draws in 6-goal thriller

On friday night, Arsenal produced a stunning fightback after a woeful first-half display to overturn a two-goal deficit against Liverpool.

But they were denied victory as Roberto Firmino salvaged a 3-3 draw for the visitors on Friday night at the Emirates.

Arsenal were in danger of suffering a pre-Christmas nightmare as they were in disarray for 45 minutes and behind to a rare headed goal by Philippe Coutinho.

Egpyt Mohamed Salah raced away to put a rampant Liverpool 2-0 ahead in the 52nd minute with his 15th league goal of the season.

But the hosts suddenly came alive and, unbelievably, they were ahead by the 58th minute with goals from Alexis Sanchez, Granit Xhaka and Mesut Ozil turning the game up.

Firmino made sure the Anfield side returned north with a point with a 71st minute equaliser but Jurgen Klopp was left scratching his head at how his side squandered two points.

“A point at Arsenal is a good result for most teams in the world but it feels not too good at the moment,” the German, whose side remained in fourth spot a point ahead of Arsenal, said after getting his breath back at the Emirates.

“Arsenal were not in the game apart from 10 minutes.”

Arsene Wenger’s side had offered nothing but were given a lifeline when Sanchez, invisible before halftime, punished Liverpool’s dozing defence to head home Ozil’s cross.

Xhaka then let fly and although his 25-metre shot swerved, it should have been meat and drink to Simon Mignolet who looked crestfallen as the ball nestled in the net.

Liverpool were stunned and the sky fell in on them when Ozil fired Arsenal in front after a superb back heel by Alexandre Lacazette to send make the home fan go wild.

It seemed unlikely that would be the end of the contest and so it proved as Firmino turned and struck a powerful left-foot shot that Cech could only parry and the ball looped into the net.

Wenger admitted his side had been lucky to only be one goal behind at the break.

“We played frozen with fear and not at our level in the first half. In the second half we played at our level. It was a thrilling game,” he said.

“I am frustrated at not winning but that is the type of game you want in the Premier League.”fter a woeful first-half display to overturn a two-goal deficit against Liverpool.