Premier League Results Week 21: Sunday's 2017 EPL Scores, Top Scorers and Table

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a late equaliser to help Manchester United draw 1-1 with Liverpool at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday. The striker's goal cancelled out James Milner's first-half penalty after Paul Pogba was guilty of handball in the box.

In the process, Ibrahimovic drew level with Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez and Chelsea's Diego Costa at the top of the Premier League's goalscoring chart. The stalemate left United outside the top four in sixth place on 40 points. Liverpool leapfrogged the Gunners into third but trail leaders Chelsea by seven points.

United's draw with Liverpool came on a day when Romelu Lukaku helped Everton thrash Manchester City 4-0 at Goodison Park. The Belgium international scored the first of the Toffees' four goals to move to within two of first place in the goalscoring ranks.

By contrast, City striker Sergio Aguero failed to add to his tally of 11 league goals while enduring a tough day on Merseyside. The Citizens stayed outside the top four as a result of the defeat.

Here are the scores from Sunday's matches:

Home	Score	Away
Everton	4-0	Manchester City
Manchester United	1-1	Liverpool

Here's what the goalscoring chart looks like:

Position	Player	Club	Goals
1	Alexis Sanchez	Arsenal	14
2	Diego Costa	Chelsea	14
3	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Manchester United	14
4	Harry Kane	Tottenham Hotspur	13
5	Jermain Defoe	Sunderland	12
6	Romelu Lukaku	Everton	12
7	Sergio Aguero	Manchester City	11
8	Dele Alli	Tottenham Hotspur	10
9	Eden Hazard	Chelsea	9
10	Sadio Mane	Liverpool	9

This is the updated table after Week 21:

Position	Club	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goal Difference	Points
1	Chelsea	21	17	1	3	30	52
2	Tottenham Hotspur	21	13	6	2	29	45
3	Liverpool	21	13	6	2	25	45
4	Arsenal	21	13	5	3	26	44
5	Manchester City	21	13	3	5	15	42
6	Manchester United	21	11	7	3	12	40
7	Everton	21	9	6	6	9	33
8	West Bromwich Albion	21	8	5	8	0	29
9	Stoke City	21	7	6	8	-6	27
10	Burnley	21	8	2	11	-8	26
11	Bournemouth	21	7	4	10	-7	25
12	West Ham United	21	7	4	10	-9	25
13	Southampton	21	6	6	9	-7	24
14	Watford	21	6	5	10	-13	23
15	Leicester City	21	5	6	10	-10	21
16	Middlesbrough	21	4	8	9	-5	20
17	Crystal Palace	21	4	4	13	-10	16
18	Hull City	21	4	4	13	-25	16
19	Sunderland	21	4	3	14	-20	15
20	Swansea City	21	4	3	14	-26	15

Recap

United struggled to create the chances Ibrahimovic loves to exploit. In particular, the Red Devils lacked both fluency and ideas the closer they got to the visitors' goal.

To illustrate the point, Squawka Football noted how little action the hosts created in danger areas:

United were one down by the time Ibrahimovic finally made his presence felt. Pogba's handball in the penalty area had been punished by Milner, who converted from the spot.

As Squawka pointed out, the 31-year-old has often been a thorn in United's side, no matter which team he's played for:

Yet Ibrahimovic almost earned maximum reward from another set piece, only to see his fierce free-kick saved superbly by Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet.

Sky Sports Statto showed a snap of the chance:

Things weren't much better for Ibrahimovic and Co. after the break. Chances remained scarce while United toiled to create the ideal openings.

Sensing the need to refresh his team's approach, United boss Jose Mourinho introduced Wayne Rooney and Marouane Fellaini off the bench. He also employed a more direct style, something made light of by Eurosport UK:

It may not have been pretty, but United's shift in tactics paid off. Fellaini's flick struck the post, but Antonio Valencia collected the loose ball and crossed for Ibrahimovic, who headed in superbly.

OptaJoe detailed how the Swede's goal has seen him equal the prolific start made by some former Premier League greats:

City were torn apart by a rampant Everton side that executed manager Ronald Koeman's plan perfectly. The key to the Toffees' approach was to press high and pinch possession in the final third.

It paid dividends for Lukaku's opener. He responded well to finish smartly from Kevin Mirallas' clever pull-back after Tom Davies had pounced on an errant pass by City left-back Gael Clichy.

Lukaku has been in prolific form recently, according to OptaJoe:

He's also made a habit of punishing City, per WhoScored.com:

Lukaku is keeping pace with the division's leading hotshots, trailing leader Sanchez by just two goals. The Belgian's progress has come at the expense of Aguero.

City's main man was a nonfactor for much of the game on Merseyside. Specifically, the Argentinian failed to get involved in the areas that matter, according to Squawka Football:

Aguero needs more consistent supply, but he also needs to involve himself more in the collective aspects of City's stylish, combination passing.

At the start of the second half, it was Yaya Toure's turn to gift possession to Everton in a dangerous area. This time, Lukaku intercepted the wayward pass before releasing Mirallas, who finished with aplomb across City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.

Davies got the goal his all-action display merited with just over 10 minutes remaining. The 18-year-old had run City ragged, as numbers from Squawka Football demonstrated:

There was still time for substitute Ademola Lookman to score on his debut and complete City's misery. The away side's struggles are best summed up by Bravo's inability to keep clean sheets.

In particular, this statistic from BBC's Match of the Day makes for worrying reading for City supporters:

Manager Pep Guardiola is facing problems in every area. Toure was miscast as a holding player against Everton, and Aguero looked isolated.

Yet it's still in defence where the bigger concerns lie for Guardiola and the Citizens, who will need to bounce back quickly to remain relevant in the title race.