Deulofeu denies Arsenal, Fulham win
Arsenal had taken the lead only four minutes earlier, through Mesut Ozil, but with a handsome advantage beckoning, on-loan Barcelona forward Deulofeu smashed home to earn his side a point that their endeavour deserved.
Arsenal are nonetheless five points clear of Liverpool and Chelsea ahead of their trip to City next weekend.
Defending champions United, meanwhile, are now 13 points behind Arsene Wenger's side in ninth place.
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Earlier, relegation-threatened Fulham gave Rene Meulensteen his first win as their manager with a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa at Craven Cottage.
Steve Sidwell put the home side in front in the 21st minute when he scored against his old side after lofting the ball over the advancing Brad Guzan. Fulham, who previously hadn't scored two goals at home all season, then doubled their lead through a controversial penalty nine minutes later.
Alex Kacaniklic broke clear and charged into the box where he appeared to make the initial contact with Villa's Leandro Bacuna.
But the referee Mike Dean awarded a penalty and Dimitar Berbatov, after selling Guzan a dummy, rolled the ball into the bottom corner.
Graham earns point for Hull at Swansea
Danny Graham finally ended his 11-month goal drought as the Hull striker returned to haunt his former club in a 1-1 draw against Swansea.
Graham enjoyed a prolific 18-month spell with Swansea before moving to Sunderland for £5m in January and then onto Hull on loan in August.
The 28-year-old has struggled at both Sunderland and Hull, but he produced a fine strike early in the first half at the Liberty Stadium to put his name on the scoresheet for the first time since he netted for Swansea in a League Cup win at Chelsea in January.
Graham's first goal for Hull wasn't enough to secure the points however as Swansea defender Chico Flores equalised in the second half.
The result left both sides in mid-table, with tenth placed Swansea one point above their opponents.
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