Liverpool’s great local rivals Everton have done the Reds a big favour in the Premier League title race by taking crucial points off second-place Arsenal .
A 1-1 draw at Goodison Park on Saturday left Arsenal 11 points behind Liverpool with seven games to play in what is looking like an increasingly forlorn task to catch the leaders.
Iliman Ndiaye converted a penalty in the 49th minute to earn Everton a point after Leandro Trossard gave the lead in the 34th to Arsenal.
The Gunners may have had only themselves to blame by leaving key players — like Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka — out of the starting line-up ahead of hosting Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Liverpool’s game in hand is at Fulham on Sunday, with the Reds’ task having become much easier as they look to secure a record-tying 20th English top-flight title.
Saka came on as a halftime substitute for Arsenal, four days after making a goalscoring return to action against Fulham after three-and-a-half months out.
Arsenal are five points ahead of Nottingham Forest, who visit Aston Villa later on Saturday.
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