Arsenal's winless run continues after 1-1 draw with Chelsea

Arsenal's Premier League title challenge took another hit on Sunday after a 1-1 draw with Chelsea.

It is now four games without a win in the league for Mikel Arteta's team who sit nine points behind leaders Liverpool.

While a point saw Arsenal climb up to fourth in the standings, their winless run has seen a gap open up at the top. Chelsea are now third, ahead of Arsenal on goal difference.

Gabriel Martinelli fired Arsenal in front in the 60th minute at Stamford Bridge, but Pedro Neto equalized 10 minutes later.

"It's about transforming these performances into victories," Arteta said afterward.

Arsenal finished runners-up to Manchester City in each of the last two seasons and expected to be the defending champion's closest rivals again. Instead, Liverpool have been dominant under new manager Arne Slot, powering ahead at the start of the campaign and taking advantage of the faltering form of both City and Arsenal. City are five points back in second after two-straight losses in the league.

"It is a long season – long way to go. We had a tough period in December last season and came back," Arsenal's captain Martin Odegaard said. "We know the quality and mentality we have and we just have to keep going."

Below the two top teams, the league is bunching up. Just four points separate Chelsea and 13th-place Manchester United after 11 rounds of the season.

Manchester United remain unbeaten under Ruud van Nistelrooy

United's incoming head coach Ruben Amorim will take over a team on the up after a 3-0 win against Leicester made them four games unbeaten in all competitions under interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Amorim will officially start on Monday after serving out his notice period at Sporting CP, where his last game in charge Sunday was a 4-2 win at Braga in the Portuguese league. He will come into a club that looks to be in a much healthier position than it was when Erik ten Hag was fired at the end of last month.

"We said 'Let's make the most of these four games, get the maximum out of it,' and I think we did an okay job," Van Nistelrooy said. "I really enjoyed it, it's been a short but amazing period."

Van Nistelrooy, Ten Hag's former assistant and an iconic striker for the club in his playing days, has secured three wins and a draw during his four-game temporary reign. He is now seeking clarity from United's hierarchy about his own future once Amorim takes over.

"I expect to hear today or tomorrow from them," he said.

On his 250th appearance for the club, Bruno Fernandes scored with a brilliant curling shot from the edge of the area in the 17th minute at Old Trafford. His effort in the 38th then saw Victor Kristiansen accidentally divert the ball past Leicester's goalkeeper Mads Hermansen to double United's lead before the break.

Substitute Alejandro Garnacho scored an even more spectacular goal in the 82nd, sweeping the ball into the top corner from outside the box. Fernandes said later that the Argentina international didn't fully celebrate the goal because he believes some fans have lost faith in him.

Other results from Sunday (winning teams come first):

Newcastle United 3-1 Nottingham Forest

Ipswich 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur