Frustration for Manchester United’s Ronaldo in Premier League draw

Grumbling to himself and shaking his head, Cristiano Ronaldo went straight toward the tunnel at the final whistle of Manchester United’s latest slip-up at Old Trafford.

He had plenty to be aggrieved about.

Not only had his team dropped more points at home in the Premier League, the 36-year-old Ronaldo had been given barely a half-hour on the field against Everton after starting as a substitute following two 90-minute displays in the past week.

Perhaps adding to Ronaldo’s frustration, the scorer of the goal that denied United a victory had the temerity to copy the Portugal star’s famous celebration.

In what he said was a tribute to his “idol,” Everton winger Andros Townsend performed a Ronaldostyle pirouette after his equalizer in the 1-1 draw as United failed to win at home for the second straight Saturday in England’s top division.

A week after a 1-0 loss to Aston Villa, United was sloppy and ill-disciplined against Everton in a performance that hardly showed off its title credentials and perhaps will increase the scrutiny on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about whether he is the manager to get the best out of United’s starstudded squad.

Chelsea, another title contender, also looked like dropping points at home until Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell scored late goals to seal a 3-1 win over Southampton.

The turning point came in the 75th minute when James Ward-Prowse, who equalized for Southampton from the penalty spot in the 61st, slid dangerously from behind into the ankle of

Jorginho and was sent off after video review with the score at 1-1.

Chelsea dominated the final minutes at Stamford Bridge and Werner tapped home in the 85th before Chilwell added a third in the 89th.

The win put Chelsea in first place ahead of Sunday’s game at Anfield between Liverpool and Manchester City, who came into the seventh round as the top two.

Leeds claimed its first league win of the season by beating Watford 1-0 at home thanks to Diego Llorente’s goal at a corner, while South Korea forward Hwang Hee-chan scored twice for Wolverhampton in a 2-1 victory over Newcastle.

Arsenal continued its recovery from losing its opening three games of the season with a 0-0 draw at Brighton, while Burnley and Norwich also drew 0-0.