Liverpool and Arsenal play out another midweek 3-3 thriller

Beautiful curler from Firmino to make it 2-1 https://t.co/yttJzbPP77

— Coral (@Coral) January 13, 2016

Blink and you’ll miss! Ramsey attempted to swing the pendulum back the visitors’ way, as he lobbed Mignolet only for Mamadou Sakho to clear off the line and head over.

The two sides of Giroud

But the Welshman then took the corner and found out Giroud at the near post, ahead of Sakho this time, to poke home and level the scores to 2-2 after just 25 minutes on the clock.

The two teams were highly charged at this point, and Giroud could and should have given the Gunners the lead just minutes later, but somehow he was unable to convert from inside the six-yard box with just the net in front of him.

Both sides had chances just before the break, with Firmino in particular coming closest again, but the half-time whistle couldn’t have come any sooner with the players and viewers all needing a breather or nap after what they witnessed.

Giroud edges Arsenal ahead

The second-half began as the first finished, with chances from either end, but Campbell and Alberto Moreno smashed over their respective efforts.

It took the same amount of minutes (10) for the first goal of the second-half as the first, and Giroud made amends for his earlier woeful miss to put his side ahead and grab his second on the night.

The France forward did well to turn a rooted Kolo Toure, to finish in the bottom corner of the net.

Liverpool were certainly not going to give up, and Moreno and Firmino came close with efforts again just before the 70th minute.

Unlikely Allen ensures point

It was a snowy end to the match, to perhaps cool the players down after an energetic contest, and even QPR loanee Steven Caulker came on for the Reds, but Joe Allen was the man at the death to reheat the Anfield crowd’s hearts to volley past Cech.

That passion from Klopp! pic.twitter.com/UjsBmMJ01y

— Coral (@Coral) January 13, 2016

Though there were three goals fewer in the second period of the game, the tempo and excitement didn’t really drop, but the Gunners managed to hold onto top spot in the Premier League, equal on points with Leicester City who beat Tottenham.

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