Arsenal's faint hopes of winning the Premier League took another blow on Sunday despite Declan Rice securing Mikel Arteta's men a 1-1 draw on a day of protest at Manchester United. The Gunners could ill afford any slip-up given their title hopes hung by a thread,

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has claimed that “a bit of stupidity” could have cost the team a defeat against Manchester United on Sunday. Rice rescued a point for the Gunners at Old Trafford after Bruno Fernandes had opened the scoring with a stunning free-kick.

Declan Rice cancelled out Bruno Fernandes’ free-kick as Arsenal were held to a draw by Manchester United. Fernandes put United ahead just before half time by curling a free-kick past David Raya, whose positioning was suspect. Arsenal had dominated plenty of possession before that, but they had struggled to create many clear-cut chances.