'More clever than us' - Arteta refuses to concede title despite draw with street-smart United

Declan Rice equalised to rescue a point for the Gunners

MIND GAME: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta after the final whistle in the Premier League match at Old Trafford.

MIKEL Arteta refused to concede the league title race but did admit that Bruno Fernandes handed his faltering Arsenal players a lesson in “street smart” football in a game rescued by Declan Rice’s second-half equaliser.

It was that kind of bizarre afternoon at Old Trafford as Fernandes’s superb free-kick left dominant Arsenal chasing the game and, ultimately, 15 points behind leaders and champions elect Liverpool.