Three things we learned from Chelsea vs

Diego Costa scored a late equaliser earned his side a 1-1 draw which preserved Chelsea’s unbeaten record under interim boss Guus Hiddink and denied Manchester United a win.

Speaking after Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea, he was involved in a frosty exchange with a reporter in the post-match news conference.

Chelsea supporters made their feelings clear to the onlooking owner Roman Abramovich, singing “sign him up” repeatedly at Stamford Bridge, where the usual fan banners at either end of the ground were peeled back so one remained, reading: “JT Captain, Leader, Legend”.

The media speculation about Van Gaal’s future will not go away, with former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho regularly linked to Old Trafford, but United were the brighter side early on.

Cesar Azpilicueta expects John Terry to give his all for Chelsea amid his contract stand off.

The Blues left it late to rescue a point against United.

The 53-year-old is believed to prefer to take over in the close-season when he can start with a clean slate rather than inheriting van Gaal’s problems with no chance of changing the squad now the transfer window has shut. Maybe you remember the [difficult] first years of Fergie. “You have to study statistics”. At least the penny seems to have dropped with Van Gaal about what his club’s fans expect. The build-up involved interplay between Juan Mata and Anthony Martial.

Within minutes United was in front, with Cameron Borthwick-Jackson’s cross teed up by Rooney for Lingard to volley on the turn into the net. A fantastic cross also. “Of course, I shall say to my players that it was a fantastic performance until the last quarter, I have said that already, but we have to reward ourselves because it is not the first time this has overcome us”.

On the south-coast, though, Arsenal emerged from its January slump.

“When you want to be in the top three, which is our aim, you have to win these kind of games”.

“We are improving our game lately and I’m sure this is the way to get a series of good results in the next few weeks”. “It was a great response, we’ve shown that character since the manager came in and that’s good to see”. “It was very important for us to win today”.