Unbelievable but true: revealing the incredible 'Arteta-Slot' story after Arsenal drew with Liverpool in the Premier League.
On 9 Jan 2026 GMT+7, interesting statistics emerged after the English Premier League's big match of week 21, impacting the 2025-26 title race, where league leaders Arsenal hosted Liverpool and the game ended in a 0-0 draw.
This result means Mikel Arteta, Arsenal’s manager, continues to struggle against Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool’s manager. Klopp remains the only coach unbeaten by Arteta in their first four meetings—all Premier League clashes between Arsenal and Liverpool—as follows.
27 Oct 2024 (Premier League): Arsenal 2-2 Liverpool.
11 May 2025 (Premier League): Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal.
31 Aug 2025 (Premier League): Liverpool 1-0 Arsenal.
8 Jan 2026 (Premier League): Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool.
Under Klopp, Liverpool prevented Arsenal from scoring for the first time since August last year, which was their first Premier League meeting, when the Reds won 1-0 with a free kick by Dominik Szoboszlai in the 83rd minute.
In fact, in Arsenal’s last 32 Premier League games, they failed to score only twice—both times against Klopp’s Liverpool.
Nevertheless, Arsenal still hold the advantage in the 2025-26 Premier League title race, leading the table with 49 points—six points ahead of second-placed Manchester City and third-placed Aston Villa, and 14 points clear of fourth-placed Liverpool.
