Chelsea's Premier League title hopes were handed a boost as Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late header denied Liverpool victory at Old Trafford on Sunday.
The Reds were on course to narrow the gap to Antonio Conte's side to five points after James Milner's first-half penalty, but Ibrahimovic sent a looping header over Simon Mignolet to clinch a point for the hosts.
It was Jurgen Klopp's first trip to United in the league and despite the hosts carving out the better opportunities, the opening goal came when Paul Pogba handled Milner's corner inside his own box.
The France international leapt with his back to the cross and his arms inadvertently diverted the ball away from Dejan Lovren at the back post.
Milner coolly dispatched the penalty to put the visitors in front after Ibrahimovic and Pogba had fluffed presentable chances at the other end.
Indeed, Ibrahimovic could only find the side of Mignolet's net as he stretched to divert Anthony Martial's cross towards goal in the early stages.
The Swede then pounced on a lazy backpass from Lovren, but the Liverpool goalkeeper did enough to cannon the ball off the towering forward and it looped just over the bar.
Pogba then had best of United's chances as Jose Mourinho's side piled on the pressure in the first 20 minutes at Old Trafford. The 23-year-old latched onto Mkhitaryan's nicely-weighted through ball, but dragged an effort wide before Milner's strike from 12 yards silenced the home crowd.
Ibrahimovic drilled a low free-kick at Mignolet's bottom corner as United went in search of an equaliser before the break, but the Liverpool goalkeeper did remarkably well to get down and turn it around with a strong wrist.
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Wayne Rooney was thrown on in place of Michael Carrick at the interval as he sought to grab the goal that would see him pass Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time Manchester United scoring record.
After Henrikh Mkhitaryan had plumped to cross when seemingly better-placed to shoot from an angle, Rooney gathered possession on the edge of the box, but flashed at an effort and watched it slide harmlessly wide of Mignolet's post.
And the visitors then nearly doubled their advantage on the counter as Robert Firmino saw an effort blocked before Adam Lallana shot straight at David De Gea.
But Klopp's side were made to pay for failing to extend their lead when substitue Marouane Fellaini's header came back off the post.
The loose ball fell to Antonio Valencia, who lifted the ball across for a stooping Ibrahimovic to restore parity.
