GARY NEVILLE has identified the moment that he believed could win Arsenal the league as he sang the praises of Aaron Ramsdale.
The Gunners goalkeeper had to be at his best yesterday to pull off huge saves late in the game against Liverpool.
Aaron Ramsdale’s reflexes are the main reason Arsenal survived Liverpool’s late Anfield onslaught
The Reds roared back from 2-0 down and were threatening to win the match before Ramsdale’s interventions.
The 24-year-old had to pull off a heart-stopping fingertip save from Mohamed Salah only minutes before he rushed off across his goal to block Ibrahim Konate’s close range effort.
The saves rescued a point for Arsenal and means they are still in control of their own destiny in the title race.
And Neville believes that if the Gunners do manage to claim the Premier League crown, it could all come down to Ramsdale.
He said of the keeper’s heroics: “That could win Arsenal the title.”
The Sky Sports pundit added: “I think today is a really good point for them. Things happen out there in this stadium [Anfield] that just do not happen in any other stadium.
“You’re never safe in the game here. You might be 2-0 up and sometimes if you’re 2-0 up in a title race you might get accused of bottling it.
“But that’s not what Arsenal have done today. Liverpool from nowhere come into the game and in the overall title race, you expect that with the games to come, Newcastle away and City away, [Arsenal] will drop more points. And that will happen, but they have to hope that City will drop a couple of points as well.”
Arsenal took a commanding grip of this game with goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus the reward for their dominance in the opening half-hour.
Salah pulled Liverpool back into proceedings just before half-time before super-sup Roberto Firmino came off the bench to equalise three minutes from the end.
And as if that drama was not enough, Andy Robertson also accused the linesman of elbowing him at half-time.
