Arsenal remains at the top of the English Premier League thanks to a spirited effort by Manchester United to tame title racing Liverpool last night.
It was Mohamed Salah’s late slotted penalty that leveled the final scores 2-2 after Mainoo’s superb goal moved United ahead.
Luiz Diiaz ripped injured laden Manchester united with a goal in the first half but United sustained the pressure when Bruno Fernadnes equalized minutes into the second half
Arsenal bagged three points on Saturday to move to 71 points after clinching Brighton 3-0.
The gunners’ goal difference is nine superior to Liverpool, while they are a point ahead of Manchester City with seven games to play
It was the in-form Kai Havertz who gave the Gunners breathing space, slotting in from Jorginho’s cut-back to settle nerves among the travelling Arsenal support after the hour mark.
Former Brighton player Leandro Trossard was denied by Bart Verbruggen, but the substitute made no mistake later when played through by Havertz, calmly lifting the ball over the Seagulls goalkeeper to put the result beyond doubt.
Brighton dropped to 10th with defeat as their hopes of achieving European football for a second successive season were dealt a blow by wins for West Ham and Newcastle directly above them.
Arsenal has 8 games to prove their stance on the top of the log with Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United among challenging teams to face.