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Arteta refuses to say title race is over after Arsenal drop more points

Arsenal dropped two more points in the title race as they shared a 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford.

The Gunners dominated the first half but were made to pay for a lack of end product when Bruno Fernandes bent a free-kick home just before the break.

Declan Rice hit back in the 74th minute with a finish swept in off the post as Arsenal chased a comeback victory, but it was United who had the best opportunity as David Raya was required to make a crucial late stop to deny Fernandes the winner.

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Bruno Fernandes’s one-man show leaves Arsenal’s title hopes dead and buried

The chorus was about winning the league at Old Trafford. Not, it transpired, the latest manifestation of Manchester United’s Project 150but the vocal Arsenal fans, harking back to 2002. In 2025, however, it became still clearer at Old Trafford that the Gunners won’t win the league and why. With a 15-point deficit, it is only Arsenal themselves and Arne Slot who cannot admit it is over, a one-horse race after they were held by a one-man team. Bruno Fernandes gave United something they have often lacked at home this season – pride – and Arsenal the familiar feeling of disappointment.

“You are obligated to win every single match if you want a chance,” said a grim-faced Mikel Arteta. His abiding emotion was “frustration”. For many a year, a point at Old Trafford represented an achievement. Now it is a disappointment. Arsenal broke Champions League records by scoring seven away at PSV Eindhoven but their last three league games have yielded a lone goal and just two points. Neither tally is enough.

It felt scant consolation that it could have been worse. David Raya was perhaps both culpable and rescuer; he might have done better for Fernandes’ opener but he did superbly to deny the United captain an injury-time winner, springing to his feet after an initial save to claw the ball back when it threatened to spin over the line. The Spaniard had already had two redemptive moments in swift succession, making terrific saves from Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee, the latter attempting an audacious backheel flick. “The reality is David saved us,” added Arteta.

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Chris Wilson9 March 2025 20:06

When can Liverpool win the Premier League title?

Liverpool took another step closer to the Premier League title as a comeback victory over Southampton was followed by Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Manchester United, leaving the Reds 15 points clear at the top of the table.

Liverpool are now on 70 points through 29 games and the Reds need just 16 points out of a possible 27 to guarantee the title, with Arsenal only able to obtain a maximum of 85 points – if they were to win all of their remaining 10 games, that is.

Some Liverpool fans may still be looking over their shoulders with nerves, but the truth is that the club is edging towards another top-flight title – but when is the earliest that they could clinch number 20?

Chris Wilson9 March 2025 22:00