( CNN ) -- Robin van Persie salvaged a point for Manchester United against English Premier League leader Chelsea with an injury-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford Sunday . United was staring defeat in the face after trailing to a Didier Drogba goal when Angel Di Maria won a free kick which led to the dismissal of Branislav Ivanovic for a second yellow card . Di Maria 's delivery was met by the excellent Marouane Fellaini and after Thibaut Courtois pushed out his headed effort , van Persie smashed the ball home . Chelsea stays top of the EPL by four points from Southampton , with United back in eighth and 10 points adrift . Eyebrows were raised when Jose Mourinho re-signed the 36-year-old Drogba in the summer , but the Ivorian star rolled back the years with his second half effort . David De Gea had to make a superb save from Eden Hazard , who was clean through after a one-two with Drogba . But from the resulting Cesc Fabregas corner , Drogba rose to head home at the near post , his first EPL goal since March 2012 . He took his place in the team after Chelsea 's top scorer Diego Costa was ruled out through injury , but more than justified his inclusion . In other EPL action , Tottenham Hotspur suffered another disappointing home defeat -- beaten 2-1 by struggling Newcastle . Tottenham led 1-0 through an Emmanuel Adebayor goal but conceded an equalizer after just eight seconds of the second half , with Sammy Ameobi on target . Another substitute , Ayoze Perez , added a second just before the hour mark . Everton capped a fine week by beating second bottom Burnley 3-1 with Samuel Eto ' o scoring twice . In the Bundesliga , Bayern Munich was held goalless by Borussia Moenchengladbach in a top of the table clash . Bayern hit seven in a midweek Champions League thrashing of Roma , but a David Alaba effort which hit the post was the best it could muster Sunday . Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was also kept busy as Bayern 's run of six straight wins was ended but the Bavarians still head Moenchengladbach by four points . In Serie A , leaders and reigning champions Juventus took a three-point lead at the top with a 2-0 home win over Palermo . Goals in each half from Arturo Vidal and Fernando Llorente were enough to secure three points for Juve , whose nearest rival Roma was held to a goalless draw by Sampdoria Saturday night .
Man Utd holds Chelsea 1-1 at Old Trafford . Robin van Persie equalizes Didier Drogba 's opener for Chelsea . Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says he is not concerned about the result of his side's match against Chelsea. Bayern and Juvenuts top in Germany and Italy .