Arsenal show first signs of nerves to give rivals hope in title race

<1>Gunners' jittery second-half performance offers encouragement for Man City and Aston Villa

Arsenal missed a chance to go eight points clear at the top of the table after Thursday's 0-0 draw with Liverpool. 

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Winning the Premier League title does not require 38 memorable moments, nor does it require 38 victories. There is every chance that come May, Arsenal supporters will be grateful for a gritty, hard-fought, rain-soaked point against champions Liverpool.

Arne Slot’s side will certainly be satisfied with the performance and result, extending their unbeaten run to 10 matches in all competitions and earning an impressive clean sheet, the first a visiting side has managed on this ground in the 2025/26 campaign.

Arsenal remain in Liverpool-esque command of the title race

Seeing the glum faces of Arsenal supporters and hearing the silence around Emirates Stadium at full-time, you might think they had just witnessed a damaging defeat.

That anxiety is understandable. We are now in that unnerving mid-season slog, when the gloomy weather adds to the feeling of stasis, of the Premier League locked in a tense holding pattern until the run-in begins.

But as they reflect upon the game, Arsenal fans will likely see the positives in a result that maintains a six-point gap to Manchester City after their rivals drew 1-1 with Brighton & Hove Albion 24 hours earlier.