By Tom Gott Arsenal will spend Christmas at the top of the Premier League after battling to a 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday evening. Needing simply to avoid defeat to cement their position, Arsenal enjoyed the perfect start when Gabriel headed home after just three minutes, but Mohamed Salah’s equaliser midway through the first half restored parity. Trent Alexander-Arnold struck the crossbar in a lively second half but ultimately had to settle for a share of the spoils. How the game unfoldedArsenal weren’t far off opening the scoring in the first minute. Bukayo Saka’s cross ca…