Rice counters Fernandes opener to rescue point at Old Trafford 

The night ended with Mikel Arteta’s team 15 points behind leaders Liverpool and, even though they have the luxury of a game in hand, there can be little hope of turning that around.

Arsenal's Declan Rice (left) celebrates. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Premier League: Man United 1 Arsenal 1 

DECLAN Rice rescued a point for Arsenal, equalising Bruno Fernandes’s first-half free-kick, but if there was any faint remaining hope of his team challenging Liverpool for the Premier League title, it disappeared at Old Trafford.