Milner milestone in vain as Arsenal holds Liverpool 1-1
LONDON: Liverpool midfielder James Milner's 50th English Premier League goal was not enough to secure victory as his side had to settle for 1-1 against fellow title chaser Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
The teams had first-half strikes ruled out for offside and the visitors were particularly unfortunate to see Sadio Mane's effort disallowed.
The Senegal forward pounced after Roberto Firmino hit the post, and the goal was chalked off even though Mane was behind the ball when his fellow striker lobbed Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
Alexandre Lacazette also netted at the other end but teammate Shkodran Mustafi was clearly in an offside position.
Liverpool eventually took the lead on the hour when Leno pushed Mane's cross back in front of his own goal and Milner drilled in his third goal of the season.
Alex Iwobi then set up the equalizer with a clever pass to Lacazette, who curled in a precise shot to preserve Arsenal's 14-match unbeaten streak in all competitions. The draw took Liverpool one point clear in the standings before second-place Manchester City hosts Southampton on Sunday. Arsenal is four points off the pace.
"A point is a good result," Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said. "When Arsenal chase the game they throw everyone on the pitch, which is really cool, and we were not as compact as I wanted."
Meanwhile, in another match, Goals from Erik Lamela, Lucas Moura and Harry Kane appeared to put Tottenham in an unassailable position at Wolverhampton.
The home team, though, caused an attack of the jitters for Tottenham after narrowing the deficit to 3-2 with penalties from Ruben Neves and Raul Jimenez, both awarded after fouls by 20-year-old Argentine center back Juan Foyth on his league debut.
Callum Wilson gave Bournemouth an early lead but United hit back against the run of play with a goal from Anthony Martial, his fifth in five games, in the 35th minute.
Substitute Marcus Rashford scored the winner two minutes into stoppage time at the end of the match after a surging run down the left and a pinpoint center from Paul Pogba.
Brazil forward Richarlison struck twice in Everton's win against Brighton, and Felipe Anderson's double guided West Ham to victory over Burnley. Ayoze Perez hit the only goal as Newcastle overcame Watford.
