Declan Rice dismissed critcism of his goal celebration against Manchester Untied as nothing more than ‘football banter’. The Arsenal midfielder cancelled out Bruno Fernandes’ superb free kick with an equally impressive strike with 14 minutes remaining of Sunday’s Premier League clash at Old Trafford.

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,

Laurie Whitwell, Jordan Campbell and Conor O'Neill analyse the key talking points from Manchester United's draw with Arsenal

After Arsenal ‘s 1-1 draw against Man United took Liverpool another step closer to the Premier League title, fans all seemed to make the same point about Declan Rice’s goal celebration. Following Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Southampton on Saturday, the Reds’ weekend got even better as second-place Arsenal faltered faltered in their forlorn chase.

The Gunners are now 15 points behind Liverpool after their draw at Old Trafford, where Declan Rice equalised after Bruno Fernandes' opener