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.

Declan Rice has vowed that Arsenal will keep going despite falling 15 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race.Arsenal dropped points for the third straight game after a 1-1 draw at

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

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice couldn't hide his frustration in the aftermath of Sunday's 1-1 draw with Manchester United as the Gunners lost more ground in the title race

Declan Rice cancelled out Bruno Fernandes’ free-kick as Arsenal were held to a draw by Manchester United. Fernandes put United ahead just before half time by curling a free-kick past David Raya, whose positioning was suspect. Arsenal had dominated plenty of possession before that, but they had struggled to create many clear-cut chances.

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.