Bitter rivals Arsenal and Manchester United shared the points this evening after a goalless draw that failed to live up to the furious contests the fans have come to expect from the two teams.
There were few scoring chances in a tense affair at Highbury, with both sides packing the midfield and worrying more about avoiding defeat than taking all the points.
Second-placed United will have more regrets having asked questions of the home defence late on. The draw leaves them 13 points behind champions and runaway leaders Chelsea.
Arsenal's title hopes were realistically already over, they now trail Chelsea by a 24 points.
The Gunners will be aggrieved however after they were denied a penalty when Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas went down in the area under a challenge by United's England defender Gary Neville.
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