Gunners title hopes hanging by a thread

FOOTBALL – bloody hell! as Alex Ferguson famously remarked.

This was a game and a draw that did little for either sides’ ambitions, but did wonders for the Premier League’s reputation for providing the most spectacular football on the planet.

A point was no good for Arsenal, leaving them six points behind Manchester United with only five games to play but manager Arsene Wenger refused to throw in the towel.