James Milner had looked to have secure all three points for Liverpool but a moment of brilliance from Alexandre Lacazette in the final ten moments secured a well-deserved point for Arsenal on Saturday.
While Emery would feel a little unlucky to have not come away with the win, the neutrals were thrilled to bits with the high-octane football on display.
Emery has started ingraining his philosophy on the team. He masterminded 11 victories on the spin before drawing games against Crystal Palace and Liverpool.
With Arsenal adopting the high-energy, attacking style that Emery professes, many believe that the glory days are not far away for the Gunners.
However, the most pleasing aspect of his spell has been the way he has re-energised players who seemed to have lost direction towards the end of Arsene Wenger’s tenure.
Here are 5 Arsenal players who look the most improved since last season.
Danny Welbeck
Since Emery’s appointment, Welbeck has discovered arguably his best patch of form. Despite playing fleetingly, he has notched up goals in the Europa League and the Carabao Cup, having scored two in each.
The Englishmen seems to have found his confidence, something which was sorely lacking for the better part of last season. At present, he represents a sound option off the bench who can affect games with his pace and energy.
Welbeck’s resurgence can be hugely credited to Emery instilling confidence in him and getting him performing as well as ever.
Hector Bellerin
Bellerin seems to have become more judicious under Emery. He has upped his game when it comes to defending and has hugely improved upon is his final ball.
Over the years, the Spaniard was never shy of venturing forward yet lacked the end product despite being involved in the attacking third more often than not.
In the 2018-19 season, he already has 4 league assists to his name which shows a drastic improvement from his return of 3 assists in the season gone by.
Alexandre Lacazette
Lacazette has made the net bulge on five occasions with his latest goal being the vital equaliser against Liverpool.
He has led the line beautifully and his movement has helped his teammates to prosper.
Lacazette was signed to represent a reliable goal-scoring option and if this season’s performances are any indicator, he looks set to live up to that billing. The Frenchman who looked frustrated and disillusioned at times the last term is silencing his critics one by one.
Alex Iwobi
Under Emery, Iwobi has looked a man possessed and has displayed the raw ability which made him a darling of the Arsenal faithful.
Iwobi’s biggest assets are his quick feet and ability to breeze past his opponent. Additionally, he possesses the character to actually try things to eke out the edge for his team.
While the said ability made him an easy target for criticism last term, the same character has seen him become the name on every Arsenal fan’s lips this time around.
The Nigerian has turned a corner from last season and looks set to finally fulfil his vast potential.
Rob Holding
Lining up alongside Mustafi, the duo has formed a decent partnership.
While Holding still adopts a risky approach with the ball at his feet, he has improved the other aspects of his game vastly.
The last few weeks have shown that he has all the ingredients to be a top-notch centre-back for club and country.
A player who was used sparingly since his arrival has now become a rock at the back for the Gunners. The transformation of a young, English boy to a rugged, English defender has well and truly happened this season
