Manchester United's draw with Crystal Palace means they passed up the opportunity to go second in the table ahead of arch-rivals Manchester City.
The Reds travel to the Emirates to take on leaders Arsenal on Sunday knowing that the gap can now only be cut to five points, rather than three should they have beaten Palace.
They will also be without Casemiro, who will serve a suspension after picking up a fifth yellow card of the Premier League campaign. Competition rules state that players who receive five cards in their first 19 league games of the season will be banned for one game.
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Despite the anti-climax of the night, United are now on a 10-game unbeaten streak, having not lost since going down 3-1 to Aston Villa on November 6. They face Palace again in a few weeks’ time at Old Trafford but face a stern test on the road this weekend in a real crunch match.
Here are United's and their top four rivals' next six Premier League fixtures.
Manchester United - 3rd (39pts)
Arsenal (A) - January 22
Crystal Palace (H) - February 4
Leeds United (A) - February 12
Leicester City (H) - February 19
Brentford (H) - February 26
Liverpool (A) - March 4
Arsenal - 1st (47pts)
Manchester United (H) - January 22
Everton (A) - February 4
Brentford (H) - February 11
Manchester City (H) - February 15
Aston Villa (A) - February 18
Leicester (A) - February 25
Manchester City - 2nd (39pts)
Tottenham Hotspur (H) - January 19
Wolves (H) - January 22
Tottenham Hotspur (A) - February 5
Aston Villa (H) - February 12
Arsenal (A) - February 15
Nottingham Forest (A) - February 18
Newcastle United - 4th (38pts)
Crystal Palace (A) - January 21
West Ham United (H) - February 4
Bournemouth (A) - February 11
Liverpool (H) - February 18
Brighton (H) - February 25
Manchester City (A) - March 4
Tottenham Hotspur - 5th (33pts)
Manchester City (A) - January 19
Fulham (A) - January 23
Manchester City (H) - February 5
Leicester City (A) - February 11
West Ham (H) - February 19
Chelsea (H) - February 26
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