Arsenal fans have been left fearing that they will have to give Liverpool a guard of honour when the Premier League title rivals meet in May.

Arne Slot’s Reds moved 11 points clear at the summit of the table after a convincing 2-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday evening.

Goals from Mohammed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai wrapped up the win for the visitors, who created some much-needed breathing room between themselves and second-place Arsenal.

The Gunners have spent yet another campaign chasing the Premier League leaders, having previously fallen in short in the last two seasons.

And fears are emerging amongst the fanbase that, should they fail to overtake Liverpool, they will end up giving the Reds a guard of honour when they clash in May.

Mikel Arteta’s side will travel to Anfield on May 10th, where there will be just three matches remaining in the season.

By that point, the Reds could have already wrapped up the league title – meaning that Arsenal would have to give them a guard of honour.

It would be the second time in recent years that Arsenal would have done so, having also provided a guard of honour back in 2020.

After sealing a historic league title, Liverpool – then managed by Jurgen Klopp – travelled to the Emirates and were given the guard of honour pre-match.

Reacting to the news of that Arsenal may have to do it again, one fan wrote: ‘We might have to give a Liverpool a guard of honour’ accompanied with a GIF of a man looking disappointed.

Another said: ‘We’re gonna give Liverpool a guard of honour after finishing second 3 seasons in a row’.

Meanwhile, some Liverpool fans were quick to get into the reactions and took pleasure in the frustrations of the Arsenal supporters.

‘I just remembered that Arteta already gave us a guard of honour once, and he will probably do it again in gameweek 36 at Anfield. 2 guards of honour, 0 PL titles’.

Another wrote: ‘Saka hopefully fit enough in time to give us the guard of honour’.