Tottenham held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League
on Saturday, while Arsenal missed a bizarre penalty in its 1-0 win
over Manchester City.
The draw at Old Trafford continued Tottenham's best ever start to a
Premier League season. Spurs stay second with 19 points, eight
points behind leader Chelsea.
Manchester United is third with 18 points. Arsenal is two points
further behind.
In other Saturday results, it was Aston Villa 0, Wigan 2; Fulham 2,
Liverpool 0; and Blackburn 2, Birmingham 0. Later, Portsmouth hosts
Charlton.
At Old Trafford, United took the lead after seven minutes when
Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson dropped a Ruud van Nistelrooy
header and Mikael Silvestre kicked it into the goal.
Jermaine Jenas leveled in the 72nd minute with a free kick that
curled into the top corner.
"I think today was probably a fair result," United manager Alex
Ferguson said. "We cannot do anything about Chelsea, all we can do
is concentrate on our own results. We have to collect as many points
as we can and try to stay as close as possible."
Tottenham hasn't won at Old Trafford since the Premier League began
in 1992. Its last win at Old Trafford was in 1989.
"The pressure is on Manchester United to win the Premiership, but we
felt we could win," Tottenham manager Martin Jol said. "While I
still expect Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool to
finish in the top four, maybe we are not far away."
Arsenal bounced back from its 2-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion
last week to beat Manchester City. Gunner fans, visit
Arsenal Fans Worldwide at Yahoo Sports,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arsenalfansworldwide