Paying for mistakes, Darwin Nuñez costs Liverpool more than three points

The Premier League table reads as follows: Liverpool, played 23, 51 points; Arsenal, played 23, 49 points; and Manchester City, played 21, 46 points. Pep Guardiola's first game in hand against Brentford is later today. It is, then, all to play for. But that is only because Liverpool failed to turn up against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. "In general we can admit that Arsenal deserves the three points," Klopp admitted at full-time. Had Liverpool won, the Reds would have been eight points clear at the summit. In something of a six-pointer, Klopp's men saw their lead cut to just two.

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Just as this weekend showed that the feeling around Liverpool can change very quickly in the space of just one game, the next week could see things shift again. The Reds host Burnley next Saturday with Arsenal at West Ham and Manchester City hosting Everton. The Emirates Stadium and what you might have missed from the 3-1 defeat at Arsenal, with Alisson Becker and Virgil van Dijk at fault for the game-changing goal. Plenty more besides that pair were well below par, though, on an afternoon to forget in North London.

Darwin Núñez was a massive miss for Liverpool. Klopp said that leaving him out was a tactical decision. 'Maybe' was his response when asked if not starting the 24-year-old was a mistake but it was clearly the wrong move. Ultimately, without the Uruguayan, the Reds rarely threatened, especially in a first half that rendered zero shots on target, despite the Reds going into the break level at 1-1.

Liverpool will still expect to take it down to the final run-in but will rue the chance to have knocked a rival out of contention. Realistically, a Reds victory would have meant Arsenal being too far behind. Instead, the Gunners are right back in the center of everything again. Martin Ødegaard certainly enjoyed Arsenal's win, even if Jamie Carragher was critical about the extent of the celebrations. Richard Keys wasn't a big fan of Mikel Arteta's jumping up and down on the sidelines, either.

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Liverpool should not have a massive issue with it. Arteta described the Reds as the best team in Europe and the Spaniard was simply overjoyed that his side could get the three points when the pressure was massively on to do so. Ødegaard and co's reaction is really a big compliment to the Reds. The fact that Arsenal celebrated the moment so much really just underlines the importance placed on winning against Liverpool. It remains more than possible that the Reds can ensure it is them who have cause for extravagance in May.