Gary Lineker has hailed Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale after his late heroics against Liverpool as he ensured the Gunners clinched a point.
Mikel Arteta’s men were 2-0 up and cruising as Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus scored with relative ease.
Liverpool roared back with a Mohamed Salah goals before the Egyptian appeared to have squandered the big chance by missing a penalty.
Roberto Firmino did haul Liverpool level with a fine header before Ramsdale came to the rescue.
Ramsdale produced a stunning save to tip Salah’s curling effort around the post before conjuring up another stop.
Ibrahima Konate appeared to have the goal at his mercy from just about a yard out, only for Ramsdale to claw the ball away.
Arsenal will be a little disappointed to only draw after leading 2-0 but Ramsdale was the hero with two outstanding saves.
Gary Lineker hails Aaron Ramsdale
Arsenal fans have been raving about Ramsdale as he made sure the Gunners avoided a defeat.
The 24-year-old will be as gutted as anyone to have not held onto all three points but he certainly did his bit.
Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has now taken to Twitter to hail Ramsdale for his performance.
Lineker called those two late saves ‘sensational’ as he applauded the Arsenal stopper.
The importance of those saves cannot be overstated.
The draw keeps Arsenal six points clear of Manchester City and, had Liverpool scored, the lead would have been five points.
City still have a game in hand on Arsenal and host the Gunners at the Etihad Stadium later this month.
An Arsenal defeat could have tipped the balance in City’s favour but Ramsdale had other ideas – and this is why Mikel Arteta and co rate him so highly.
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