OLIVIER GIROUD’S late header was enough to snatch Arsenal an undeserved point at Old Trafford, after Juan Mata had given Manchester United a second-half lead.

    The draw left Jose Mourinho bemoaning his side as “the unluckiest team in the Premier League,” a result that sees United languishing in sixth place, eight points behind leader Liverpool.

    “Of course it is two points dropped. We were the best team by far,” the 53-year-old told Sky Sports. “They had no chances to win.

    “We were phenomenal defensively. We scored a fantastic goal, we had chances to win the game and then the only time they go there, and the only time we had a situation we could not resolve, they scored.”

    United went ahead midway through the second half after Paul Pogba’s pass found Ander Herrera on the byline. The Spaniard cut the ball back into the path of his onrushing compatriot, and Mata coolly placed his shot into the far corner.

    With the home side in control for prolonged periods, the win looked secure as the clock slowly ticked towards 90 minutes.

    Marcus Rashford was the hero in this fixture last season, terrorizing the Arsenal defense to score twice in a 3-2 win. However, the striker was arguably at fault for Arsenal’s equalizer, allowing England teammate Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to easily breeze past him and stand up a cross for Giroud to head home.

    Meanwhile, Yaya Toure inspired Manchester City to a hard-fought 2-1 win against Crystal Palace on his first start for the club since March. His agent, Dimitri Seluk, has been involved in a very public dispute with manager Pep Guardiola since the start of the season. Guardiola vowed to leave Toure out of the squad until one of the two apologized.

    Toure obliged at the start of November, saying sorry for “misunderstandings” and — two weeks later — was included in the starting XI for the first time in nine months. (SD-Agencies)