Although Mikel Arteta was frustrated that Arsenal failed to beat Liverpool given the amount of chances they had, they were certainly still positives on offer in N5. Especially in the first half, Arsenal dominated Liverpool, a reassuring performance given the visitors were almost full strength and the hosts beleaguered by injuries. Gabriel Magalhaes’ knee injury changed the complexion of the second half in truth – Arsenal were then forced to sit back and defend once again. But confidence should be taken from the first 45 minutes, when Arsenal looked an attacking threat once again, mostly becaus…
