The Liverpool team gathered at the AXA Training Centre on Wednesday to watch Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace. The Reds' Premier League title celebrations are still on hold after the Gunners failed to secure a win against their London counterparts, despite leading twice.
Jean-Philippe Mateta's stunning goal resulted in a 13th draw of the season for the Gunners, who had initially taken the lead in the first half thanks to goals from Jakub Kiwior and Leandro Trossard. This was after Eberechi Eze had leveled the score.
However, Mikel Arteta's squad couldn't maintain their lead and had to settle for a draw. This leaves Liverpool needing just one point against Tottenham Hotspur to break Manchester City's dominance at the top of the Premier League.
Trent Alexander-Arnold's last-minute winner against Leicester City added more pressure on Arsenal as it needed to avoid defeat to postpone Liverpool's title celebrations. After their crucial victory at the King Power Stadium, the Reds were given a few days off before returning to training on Wednesday.
But with its Premier League rivals playing against Palace due to the FA Cup semi-final clash with Aston Villa, the players stayed at the AXA Training Centre to watch the match in north London. Footage reveals several players leaving the training ground after learning what they need to do against Arsenal's city rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, on Sunday.
In the footage, Liverpool stars Andy Robertson, Mohamed Salah, and Ibrahima Konate were seen leaving the training ground. After the victory against Leicester City, skipper Virgil van Dijk shared his thoughts: "To be honest, I expect Arsenal to win at home but yeah, if it doesn't happen then I think it would be nice to be together. So however that may look, we will discuss in the next couple of days.
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Fanatics"But if Arsenal just wins that game, what it probably expects to do against a very good Crystal Palace, then we have to do our job at the weekend."
Arne Slot, speaking in his post-match press conference, confessed he was anticipating Arsenal to avoid any hiccups at the Emirates come Wednesday.
He remarked: "The only thing the fans want is us winning the league after one league title in 35 years with them not being involved because of COVID, they were involved but not as much as they wanted.
"Any moment it happens, it will be special but looking forward to next week because I assume Arsenal, because they are such a good team, will win in midweek. We probably have to do it ourselves and our best chance is next week against Tottenham."
