OLIVIER Giroud hopes Arsenal won't live to "regret" the last-gasp equaliser they conceded last night (Wednesday) in a thrilling 3-3 draw against Liverpool. 

Giroud scored two goals as Arsenal twice came from behind to lead 3-2 at Anfield. But with the points all but in the bag substitute Joe Allen popped up to score a deserved equaliser for the home side. It's a goal Giroud is hoping won't come back to haunt the Gunners. "It was a nice game for the fans because a lot of intensity and chances to score," he said. "When you concede three goals in an away game it is hard to win. My first feeling is disappointment but we have shown some character to come back from 1-0 and 2-1 down.

"Hopefully, we are not going to have to regret this goal at the end of the championship. It is still a draw. It's a good performance but we could have done better." 

The pulsating Anfield affair produced four goals in the opening 25 minutes. Liverpool twice led through two Roberto Firmino strikes, his second a stunning 25-yard curling effort. But the Gunners battled back both times courtesy of goals from Aaron Ramsey and Giroud. The French forward looked to have won it on 55 minutes when he shot on the turn gave Arsenal the lead, but Joe Allen's 90th-minute equaliser capped one of the games of the season. 

It was a result that most benefited Leicester, who moved level on points with Arsenal at the top of the table following their 1-0 win over Tottenham at White Hart Lane. 

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger echoed Giroud's views after the game, but said he couldn't have asked for much more from his players. "I'm very disappointed but, overall, I cannot fault the effort and commitment of the team," he said. 

"We had a difficult start. At 3-2, we should have made it 4-2 and didn't make the right decision in the final third. 

"I felt we had an apprehensive start. We went 1-0 down and then we started to play. We come out of the game with a lot of positive but still some regrets." 

ARSENAL: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal, Flamini, Ramsey, Campbell Oxlade-Chamberlain, 75), Ozil (Arteta, 87), Walcott (Gibbs, 76), Giroud. 
Substitutes not used: Macey, Gabriel, Chambers, Iwobi. 
Attendance: 44,109.