Arsenal succumb to ‘Anfield effect’
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🗓️ 10 April 2023
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
The Premier League title race stepped up a notch following Sunday's game of the season contender at Anfield as Arsenal and Liverpool shared the spoils with two-all draw.
So what is it about Anfield that causes teams to slip up or sense to go out the window? How much margin for error is there now for Arsenal and City?
Ian Irving is joined by Adam Crafton and Oli Kay to assess the damage for Arsenal and state of play in the title race.
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| 0:00.0 | He's having a blinder. He's clipped the post. He's looking formidable. Then... |
| 0:09.0 | His game might be over, but yours isn't. |
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| 0:34.0 | The Athletic. A breathless clash between Arsenal and Liverpool |
| 0:38.0 | somehow ended all square at full time |
| 0:40.2 | with two goals apiece. |
| 0:42.3 | The Anfield effect came into play |
| 0:44.3 | and now simultaneously both Arsenal |
| 0:46.6 | and Manchester City's hands are on the Premier League trophy. |
| 0:50.1 | I'm Ian Irving and this is the Athletic Football podcast. |
| 0:53.1 | Music I'm Ian Irving and this is the Athletic Football Podcast. |
| 1:07.7 | I think right now it'll be mixed emotions but I think over the next few days it'll definitely be a very good point. |
| 1:12.6 | If you're looking for a reason why Ariamsdale had to make saves late on, it was because Arsenal gave with the Paul's best player, time on the ball in injury time to pick a pass. |
| 1:16.6 | For me it was just complete stupidity to poke the beast like he did. |
| 1:21.6 | I said a half-time, Roberton, what a baby. What a big baby. Just get on with the game. Baby. |
| 1:29.3 | There's certainly a case of saying that some of these players need to be brought down a peg or two when they're having a referee or a linesman, definitely. |
| 1:36.3 | But not like that, that looks awful. |
| 1:39.3 | Arsenal did everything right for the first 40 minutes. |
| 1:42.3 | It feels like it's on a life edge now. |
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