Arsenal are expected to catch Liverpool at 4:48pm on Saturday. By the end of the day, Arne Slaughter’s men had the trophy in their hands. Is this a decisive day in the title race?

As stoppage time ran out in west London and Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw by Brentford, Arsenal fans packed into their seats at the Emirates Stadium should have sensed their chance was coming.

Can they close the gap to two points?

But then Darwin Nunez did Darwin Nunez things.

It turns out Liverpool were just kidding.

Nunez’s late brace helped the club claim a huge three points on the occasion, and any chance Arsenal could have made of a major move in the title race disappeared. When the final whistle sounded, they had a crazy 2-2 draw with Aston Villa, and the home team fans were already nervous.

The gap is now six points, with Liverpool having a game in hand.

According to bookmakers, Slaughter’s side now have a 77% chance of winning the title – the highest odds of any team this season.

“There’s a lot of volatility,” said sky sportsPaul Merson.

“I would be shocked if Liverpool didn’t go on to win titles from here. For me, Arsenal were too easy, too lazy.”

“If you want to win the Premier League you have to turn up every day, every week. You have to be ready to do the job.

“I’ve been supporting Arsenal for the last two years and I think you know how unlucky they are to push one of the best teams we’ve ever seen all the way down to the penultimate and final game.

“Now that I’m watching them, I think do they understand? When push comes to shove like today?”

sky sports’ Gary Neville said on United Commentator: “Arsenal are 2-0 up here. There are some very frustrated faces on the pitch and around the stadium.

“It’s a huge day in the title race and the odds are stacked even further in Liverpool’s favour.”

Arsenal were 2-0 up against Aston Villa but two goals from crosses from Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins exposed Arsenal’s struggles without Willian The weakness in Saliba’s case turned the game around.

Regarding the two goals, Merson said: “These are schoolboy mistakes. It’s not like the team opens the goal and you go ‘Oh my God’.”

“I don’t care what department you’re in, if you do your job, both of their goals can be stopped.

“As a manager, all you ask is for the players to go out and do their job.

“Some players let Mikel Arteta down today and I don’t think it’s because of a shallow squad because we saw two big mistakes today – Mikel Merino let Tielemans go Dropped him and I honestly couldn’t believe what I just saw with Thomas Partey (giving Watkins a free to score the equalizer).”

Arteta: Liverpool’s substitutes won them victory but we were short-handed

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal “Very short” and suggested the club must make a move following the 2-2 draw with Villa in the January transfer window.

Asked if Liverpool’s victory felt like a crucial moment in the title race, he said: “There were moments. Obviously, they managed to do that.”

“They made substitutes, substitutes made an impact and they managed to change the game.

“On our side it was the opposite, although after conceding two very close goals the danger was, because I know the situation the team was in, that we might go down because we ran out of energy.

“The team found another way to put Aston Villa in the box and then go on and try to find the goal that we failed to score at the end.”

Although the team was exhausted, Arteta only used one substitute player, the loaned Sterling, but he was unable to make an impact.

Asked whether the situation highlighted the need for reinforcements in January, he said: “It’s not the results. When you look at performances, I don’t know how many teams in the league are playing at this level, but when you look at Coming off the bench, you might say, I think we’re lacking.”

Asked if he was worried about Saliba’s injury, he added: “Yes, of course. Especially given the numbers we have in the squad and the bench we have. Very worried.”

He added: “In attack and defence, our level is very high. We performed well but something was missing, the line was too thin.”

“Today we can’t concede what was accomplished. That line is too thin and we’ve been punished before and we can’t do that.”

Analysis: If Salah fails to catch you, the bench will

Olly You of Sky Sports:

Nunez and Liverpool ended up on a good note and Slott was able to clear Liverpool’s bench with new attacking options, which was crucial in winning their first title in five years.

Even without the injured Diogo Jota, Liverpool managed an incredible 37 shots at Brentford – a record for a Premier League away team – but it was they with fresh legs. The ability to withstand pressure ultimately gets them across the finish line. .

It was Nunez who came to the rescue this time, but Harvey Elliott, who hasn’t played as much minutes as he would have liked this season, also played a key role off the bench in the second assists.

If Mo Salah, Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo don’t get you, then Darwin Nunez, Federico Chiesa and Harvey Elliott will! While other teams in the league are struggling with injuries and depleted squads, this depth could be a key factor in Liverpool’s bid to reclaim the title at Anfield.

Frank: Liverpool are at a higher level

Brentford manager Thomas Frank compared Liverpool to Arsenal and Manchester City:

“I think we’ve just played Manchester City and Arsenal in a short space of time and now Liverpool. For me, (Liverpool) are a level above both teams. They’re complete. Their professionalism Ethics, the way they track, are good indicators.

“They are very good on the pitch. A big threat going forward. They are really, really good. This is the best team in the Premier League and in the world. They are favorites to win the title (title).”