Phil Dowd let Chelsea down by ignoring two headlocks by Manchester United defenders at the same setpiece and by doing so also let his select list colleague Michael Oliver down.

Josh Harris' proposed takeover of Crystal Palace will enter its final stages this week, with a deal close to completion. Negotiations with Steve Parish are believed to be at an advanced stage.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was left seething after a decision to send off Branislav Ivanovic led to his side conceding a last minute equaliser at Manchester United.

Louis van Gaal claimed Manchester United's fighting spirit will take them back into the top four after Robin van Persie's last minute equaliser against Chelsea.

As Manchester United's Robin van Persie rescued a last-gasp point for United against Chelsea at Old Trafford, Sportsmail looks at how the managers stacked up at Old Trafford. 

Manchester United Louis van Gaal has spoken of the 'special' bond he enjoys with Jose Mourinho as the two managers go head-to-head at Old Trafford.

Boss Neil Warnock would welcome a Crystal Palace takeover, but admits he is facing deja vu. Warnock was in charge at Leeds and QPR when they were sold, and knows the feeling.

Both Angel di Maria and Cesc Fabregas had their quietest games since sealing moves to Manchester United and Chelsea respectively but did play a part in the goals.

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has blamed injuries for the lack of consistency at Old Trafford after Louis van Gaal's side scraped a 1-1 draw against Chelsea.

IAN LADYMAN: A goal to stop Chelsea turning the Barclays Premier League into their own private show. They will be thankful for this much further afield than Old Trafford.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal admitted he was stunned to find 17 of his first-team players tuning in to watch El Clasico at the team hotel on Saturday evening.

Theo Walcott returned to Arsenal's bench from a lengthy spell on the sidelines to watch Alexis Sanchez score a brace in a 2-0 win against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

ADAM SHERGOLD ON LIFE OUTSIDE THE PREMIER LEAGUE: Luke Guttridge scored the only goal of the game for Luton Town as the Hatters moved to the top of League Two.

Leyton Orient have announced that former QPR defender Mauro Milanese will take over as the club's manager from Monday morning. The League 1 outfit sit one point above the drop zone.

Sam Allardyce has revealed he told his side to target Eliaquim Mangala as the weak link in Manchester City's defence and blamed Manuel Pellegrini for leaving him exposed.

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy is hoping his second game in goal for Queens Park Rangers turns out to be less traumatic than his first. His side play Aston Villa on Monday.

Ayoze Perez was Newcastle United's match winner at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday with his first goal for the club on what was his full Premier League debut.

Phil Jones missed Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Chelsea after suffering from shin splints - with no expected date for return forthcoming from Old Trafford.

Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel feels sorry for Mario Balotelli as the striker's struggles continue. Balotelli has not scored in the Premier League yet with his new club.

West Brom defender Craig Dawson is set to escape any action over an elbow on Crystal Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni. Palace boss Neil Warnock called the incident an 'assault'.

It's fair to say highlights of the Argentine's performance in Tottenham's miserable defeat to Newcastle United won't have quite the same viral appeal as his 'Rabona' goal.

Southampton boss Ronald Koeman believes his side could be playing in the Champions League next season after their win over Stoke propelled them ahead of champions Manchester City.

Under-fire Newcastle manager Alan Pardew tore into his players after a miserable first-half at Tottenham - harsh words which, coupled with some inspired substitutions, led to a comeback win.

CRAIG HOPE AT WHITE HART LANE: Tottenham's topsy-turvy start to the campaign continued as the north London outfit suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Alan Pardew's Newcastle. 

Luis Suarez has maintained he is not a racist and explained how his use of the word 'negro' during an argument with Patrice Evra was misunderstood.

It's barely been three weeks since the Ivorian with 25 goals to his name last season was facing questions of his failure to score even one in this campaign. Now Bony has scored four in three.

Sam Allardyce is achieving something at West Ham this season which eluded Andre Villas-Boas at Spurs and, more recently, Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool - getting his new players to gel.

Champions Atletico Madrid are two points off the top of La Liga in fifth after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Getafe. Mario Mandzukic scored the only goal of the game in the 40th minute.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is expected to escape any disciplinary action for a studs-up lunge on West Ham's Mark Noble in their defeat at Upton Park.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he used to go home and moan about working under Louis van Gaal to his wife during his time under the Dutchman at Barcelona.

Hull City manager Steve Bruce has hailed Frenchman Hatem Ben Arfa's professionalism and revealed the French winger is putting in extra hours to make his loan move a success.

Juventus beat Palermo 2-0 Sunday to move three points clear at the top of Serie A and bring a disappointing week to a close.

Liverpool will consider a January move for West Brom striker Saido Berahino. The starlet has been targeted by Spurs, but a £15million offer would be considered way short of Albion's price.

The old pal's act between Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho appears to be contagious as former teammates Robin van Persie and Cesc Fabregas also shared the love at Old Trafford.

SAM CUNNINGHAM AT UPTON PARK: Eliaquim Mangala had a total nightmare against West Ham on Saturday. Quite what Manuel Pellegrini saw in the defender is a mystery, at the moment.

The 32-year-old free agent is wanted by Pep Guardiola after reserve goalkeeper Pepe Reina suffered a calf injury while third choice Thomas Starke is also facing an operation on his elbow.

Everton rewared a number of lucky fans with the club's first official Blues on Tour event for the trip to Burnley on Sunday. Even better, their side won 3-1 at Turf Moor.

ackie McNamara has confirmed Mark Wilson and Paul Paton are under investigation following the alleged assault of Celtic goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska.

Nobody is guilty in football. That's the first thing to understand. Nobody is fat or lazy, or has committed a foul, or conceded that throw-in.

With Ched Evans' release from prison, English professional football was confronted by the kind of crisis which will test both its basic competence and its moral authority.