Mohamed Salah's equaliser salvaged Liverpool a 2-2 draw at Premier League title rivals Arsenal on Sunday, while Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag suffered another damaging defeat at West Ham. Cole Palmer inspired Chelsea to a 2-1 victory over Newcastle and Tottenham were beaten 1-0 at Crystal Palace. Liverpool began the weekend on top after winning 11 of their opening 12 games in all competitions under Arne Slot. But a draw sees the Reds fall one point behind Manchester City at the top of the table, with Arsenal now five points adrift of the leaders in third. "We're in the business where you can be on top one week and then not," said Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk. "We are in October and let's see what it brings us at the end of the season. Enjoy the ride." Bukayo Saka recovered from a hamstring injury to start for Arsenal and gave the home side the perfect start with a stunning touch and finish from Ben White's pass on nine minutes.

Van Dijk quickly levelled from a corner, but Arsenal led again before half-time through Mikel Merino's header. Liverpool improved after the break and got their reward when Darwin Nunez teed up Salah for his eighth goal of the season." "Credit to Liverpool. We feel like we didn't play the full 90 minutes," said Saka. "First half we showed our qualities, gave them nothing and they scored from a set piece. I can't think of another chance they had. Second half we weren't at our best." Ten Hag was left to rue a familiar lack of ruthlessness as a 2-1 defeat at the London Stadium will spark further speculation on how long he will be given to turn the Red Devils' fortunes around. The visitors should have been out of sight by half-time. Alejandro Garnacho hit the woodwork inside two minutes and Edson Alvarez also headed off his own crossbar. But it was Diogo Dalot who missed the biggest chance when the Portuguese international somehow fired over with the goal gaping after rounding Lukasz Fabianski.

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