Wayne Rooney uses Man Utd to highlight importance of Arsenal result in Liverpool title race

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A late goal for a title rival is rarely a good thing, but Arsenal and Manchester City sharing the spoils meant dropped points for two sides that could yet develop into threats.

But new Match of the Day pundit Wayne Rooney has a more positive spin for the Gunners, drawing from his time at Manchester United to suggest this could be a valuable point for Mikel Arteta.

"It was a real positive that Arsenal kept going and got the late equalizer," Rooney said on the Wayne Rooney Show.



Gabriel Martinelli celebrates equalizing for Arsenal against Manchester City.

By now, Arteta has learned time and again that he needs to get much closer to perfection if he wants to lift the trophy.

Perhaps a draw at home to Manchester City would always have been a good point in Rooney's playing days

But Arsenal has fallen into the trap of celebrating a point against Pep Guardiola before.

"You never know, this title can be won on goal difference and the finest of margins," Rooney insisted