Angry Mikel Arteta quietens Liverpool taunts and saves Arsenal from greater humiliation

After the mockery came the comeback. After the outlandish praise came the cutting criticism. After the boos for one of Liverpool’s finest players in recent years came the Arsenal equaliser. An afternoon that threatened to be a hubristic embarrassment for Mikel Arteta instead produced a response which nudged Arsenal towards a place in next season’s Champions League. And yet he has rarely been more scathing, more obviously annoyed. A manager who left Paris with bullish bravado departed Liverpool lacerating his side.

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