England midfielder, Declan Rice saves the day at both ends for Arsenal but their Premier League title hopes continue to fade, no thanks to the pulsating one-all draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Rice’s second-half equaliser was a superb strike that earned them a valuable point but the Mikel Arteta’s side fell even further adrift of runaway League Leaders and champions elect Liverpool in the Premier League.
The visitors dominated the first half, but were unable to find a way through, with Mikel Merino going closest when he dragged a shot just past the far post from the edge of the box.
And they were made to pay dearly inside the Theatre of Dreams for failing to make their dominance count when Bruno Fernandes curled in a fine free-kick just before the interval to give United the lead against the run of play.
David Raya, who was slow getting across to Fernandes’ free-kick, made amends with two excellent saves early in the second half to deny Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee, before Rice swept home a thumping equaliser at the other end to bring Arsenal back on terms.
Both teams had chances to win it late one, with Rice producing one incredible challenge to deny Rasmus Hojlund a certain goal, while at the other end both Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard went close.
Though the Gunners fought back from a goal down to salvage the valuable point, dropping further behind Liverpool has clearly jeopardize their aim at this year’s Premiership title.
