In the end a point is a point.

Arsenal entertained Liverpool today in a contest that both sides, particularly Arsenal could have done with the three points. However that was never going to happen and with Arsenal already taking Manchester United and Chelsea scalps so far this season, league leaders Liverpool were next.

The goal that came from a glorious long ball from Manchester United's worst nightmare Samir Nasri found Robin Van Persie, who displayed his world class ability with a chest control and touch that was capped off with an incredible finish.

I have never been a huge fan of Van Persie but I have never thought he was a bad player and I knew he was capable of scoring fantastic goals. His temper sometimes lets him down and has done in the past but he has matured now and setting a good example for the young guns in the team. I was reminded that the Dutch striker was a lot better than I had given him credit for and might I say again, "what a fantastic goal".

The goal just before half-time was bad news and to add to it the knee injury sustained to captain Cesc Fabregas. As he limped off the pitch the expression on his face said it all, he wasn't going to run this one off. His replacement Abu Diaby is a player I think can be very effective but he lacks consistency and had a very poor game in my opinion tonight.

Then later into the second half, referee Howard Webb showed Emmanuel Adebayor his undeserved and unjustified second yellow card. It is yet unclear to me whether it was the straying arm that hardly touched the Oscar winning actor Alvaro Arbeloa or the high foot, which must have had Middlesbrough's Julio Arca in stitches after what he got away with on Saturday on Fulham's Andy Johnson.

Either way Arsenal had taken two major blows and despite having the bit between their teeth for a period in the second half, a goal was unlikely with Liverpool's ten man defence making it rather difficult. From the sending off onwards the referee had a nightmare booking Bacary Sagna for a poor tackle where play should have been stopped anyway for a foul on Nasri.

However the referee had enough stick from the Arsenal faithful so that's my rant over with. What disappointed me just as much was the goal that the Gunners' conceded. Johan Djourou, a young defender I think has a great future at the club got caught napping as a ball over the top found Robby Keane who finished well. The Swiss born centre half was covering the left channel instead of making sure he was in a position to get goal side of goal scorer Keane. A little bit of inexperience is what I personally boil it down to but that will obviously come in time.

Apart from that I couldn't really fault the players. Adebayor looked dangerous in and around the penalty box before his unfortunate departure and Sagna, Nasri, Van Persie and Denilson all showed a bit more fight than I've seen as of late. Sometimes in football you have to battle and can't always play pretty and they done that well today to get a well earned point. I thought William Gallas was fantastic throughout game, particularly when his side seemed up against it in the second half.

The injury to Fabregas is going to be the downfall of the Gunners' season in my opinion, not just because he is the captain but his ability and presence will be sorely missed. It is now up to the characters in the team such as, Gallas and Kolo Toure when he returns, to rally the troops and try to see out the demanding Christmas period. With Aston Villa looking in great form Arsenal need to make sure it is not them who is chasing a Champions League spot by the end of the season.