Arsenal held by Man Utd in newest blow to Premier League title bid – INA NEWS

Declan Rice’s equaliser denied Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim a much-needed win, however Arsenal’s faltering Premier League title problem suffered one other damaging blow in a 1-1 draw at Previous Trafford.

The Gunners sit 15 factors behind runaway leaders Liverpool, now with only one sport in hand, with their focus starting to show to holding off the chasing pack for a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League.

Bruno Fernandes’s gorgeous free kick put United forward in first-half stoppage time on Sunday.

The Pink Devils, although, couldn’t maintain on for only a sixth Premier League win in 16 video games underneath Amorim as Rice swept house 16 minutes from time. A degree leaves United down in 14th.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was taking cost of his two hundredth Premier League match.

The Spaniard’s 118 wins in that point place him solely behind a stellar solid of Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp and Alex Ferguson within the English high flight.

However his anticipate a league title appears set to proceed, with Arsenal on the right track to complete second for the third consecutive season.

United have had three everlasting managers and an interim throughout Arteta’s 5 years accountable for Arsenal.

Amorim stated he is aware of he is not going to get the time Arteta did to show round a sinking ship at Previous Trafford.

The discontent among the many house help might be seen across the stands, with many participating in a protest by sporting black in response to what they understand as “the loss of life” of their membership.

Arsenal had failed to attain in both of their earlier two league video games to realistically wave goodbye to their hopes of a primary title in 21 years.

Regardless of nonetheless lacking the attacking quartet of Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, the Gunners hit again in gorgeous vogue to thrash PSV Eindhoven 7-1 within the Champions League on Tuesday.

Infused with contemporary confidence, Arsenal began on the entrance foot, however once more missed the focus of a pure centre ahead.

Midfielder Mikel Merino has been pressured to deputise up entrance in current weeks and fired broad from the sting of the world with an early opening.

United have struggled for objectives all season, however their skipper has remained a supply of inspiration and Fernandes produced as soon as extra with a luxurious free kick simply earlier than half-time.

Questions shall be requested over Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya’s beginning place, however Fernandes nonetheless needed to whip the ball over an imposing wall and again down into the guests’ internet.

If Raya was at fault for the opener, he made amends with a string of saves within the second interval.

Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee had been the primary to be denied as United threatened a second on the counter-attack.

Arteta was in a position to play Martinelli on his return from a hamstring damage within the hunt for an equaliser.

As a substitute, it was Rice who matched Fernandes’s positive end by arrowing a shot past Andre Onana from Jurrien Timber’s go.

Amorim had dropped Rasmus Hojlund to the bench after a run of 19 video games with no objective.

The Dane twice had possibilities to snap that streak, solely to be foiled by determined Arsenal defending.

Extra Raya heroics adopted to cease Fernandes from snatching a winner because the match entered stoppage time.

Nonetheless, a draw did little for Arsenal’s title problem.

Arteta’s males edge 4 factors away from third-placed Nottingham Forest and eight away from Manchester Metropolis in fifth within the battle for a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League.