Gary Neville noticed that Declan Rice picked a timely fight with Virgil van Dijk shortly after Mikel Arteta barked some orders at his players. The Arsenal midfielder faced off against the Liverpool captain towards the end of the first half, lifting fans at the Emirates Stadium from their seats.
Rice and Van Dijk exchanged a few words, igniting a brawl in the middle of the park. Anthony Taylor tried his best to diffuse the situation, while the England international angrily gestured towards Jeremie Frimpong, who was down in the Gunners' box.
The Reds defender had appealed for a penalty a few moments prior. Rather than getting up to defend the counter-attack, Frimpong stayed on the floor, holding his ankle.
Arsenal didn't kick the ball out, nor did Taylor halt play, which clearly bothered Van Dijk. Interestingly, as the Gunners progressed the ball into the Liverpool half, Neville pointed out that Arteta had spurred his players on.
Speaking on Sky Sports from the gantry at the Emirates Stadium, the Manchester United legend said: "Arteta has just come out and said, ‘release yourselves’. [It's] just started to go for them a little bit.
"The crowd have gone quiet and they need to inject a bit of urgency into the game. He said to his forwards players, get at them. They were sitting off before."
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