Roy Keane has questioned Arsenal’s mentality and fears their cautious strategy will value them within the race for the Premier League title.
The Gunners regarded on track for a significant three factors after Mikel Merino’s first aim for his new membership put them again in entrance shortly earlier than half time.
Bukayo Saka coming back from harm had earlier put his aspect forward, just for his sensational particular person aim to be cancelled out by Virgil van Dijk’s shut vary header.
With an already depleted aspect additional hindered by accidents to Gabriel Magalhaes and Jurrien Timber through the second interval, the house aspect retreated into their shells late on and have been punished with 9 minutes remaining when Mohamed Salah completed a advantageous counter attacking transfer.
It’s not the primary time Arsenal have let leads slip this season with a refusal to go for the jugular costing them in opposition to the likes of Brighton and Manchester Metropolis.
‘I received the impression he was upset,’ stated Keane reflecting on Saka’s downbeat publish match interview.’At 2-1 up, you’re Arsenal at dwelling and I’m beginning to fear about this Arsenal mentality.
‘You’re 2-1 up and I’m wanting go on and win that sport. There’s proof of Arsenal now, and it’s occurred many of the season, after they get themselves in entrance.
‘Don’t fear about excuses and taking place to 10 males. They sit again in and are nearly settling for 2-1 or suppose they could get a set piece as an alternative of going for it.
;Liverpool have been there for the taking in the event that they wished to go for it. It’s nearly hoping you possibly can win 2-1 however if you’re up in opposition to good gamers like Salah then they’re adequate to punish you.’
Saka, in the meantime, appeared dejected after the sport and mirrored on Arsenal’s failure to keep up their lead.
‘Dissatisfied, credit score to Liverpool,’ stated the stand-in Arsenal skipper.’We really feel like we didn’t play the total 90 minutes.
‘First half we confirmed our qualities, gave them nothing and so they scored from a set piece. I can’t consider one other likelihood they’d. Second half we weren’t at our greatest.
‘They’d extra momentum, received extra duels, stored extra possession and naturally momentum goes to them and we’ve to defend.’
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