Steven Pienaar's late equaliser blew the Premier League title race wide open as Everton fought back to draw with Manchester United. Having lead 4-2, the result means that Manchester City can draw level on points if they beat Wolves and United at the Etihad Stadium on 30 April. United swept to a 3-1 lead when Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Nani scored after Nikica Jelavic's headed opener. But although Rooney was on target again following Marouane Fellaini's volley, Everton scored twice in three minutes during the closing stages, with Jelavic making it 4-3 before Pienaar had the final say. It was a frantic second half with six goals coming after the break. Patrice Evra struck the post from close range at 4-2, and Rio Ferdinand was denied a stoppage-time winner by Tim Howard's save. Sir Alex Ferguson will be disappointed that his team threw away their advantage after some clinical finishing by his young forwards and the result will give an instant lift to City, who face Wolves later on Sunday. Credit must go to Everton, though, who staged a late fightback when it looked like United would be comfortable in victory . Pienaar's goal was reward for a clever tactical ploy by David Moyes and though they are still searching for their first win in 20 years at Old Trafford, this will feel like a victory of sorts. Amid the maelstrom Rooney collected his 33rd goal of the season, just one short of his best haul in a season, and overtook George Best and Dennis Viollet to move fourth on United's all-time goalscorers' list with his 179th goal. But by letting the game go, Ferguson's side have now handed an advantage back to City. Everton's point was built on a five-man midfield and early pressing, and twice they could have gone ahead before Jelavic's header. With Nani preferred to Ashley Young on the left, the Portuguese helped United recover from a slumberous start and the hosts were just starting to find their rhythm when Jelavic converted a looping header from Tony Hibbert's cross. The goal meant the Croat became Everton's leading scorer, having signed in January, but it only added to United's momentum and following Tim Howard's fine save from Paul Scholes' deflected effort, Rooney rose highest to nod in Nani's left-wing centre. Much of United's inroads in recent games have come down the right, but with left-back Sylvain Distin marshalling the influential Antonio Valencia, it was left for Nani to make an impression, and he duly obliged. Everton were angered by United's second goal on 57 minutes when Pienaar was injured as Valencia went round him, but when the ball eventually fell to Nani on the edge of the area, he tapped it to Welbeck who jinked and curled his shot into the top corner. Four minutes later Welbeck was the supplier, as he teed up the Portuguese to chip over Howard. That looked to have settled the crowd and, perhaps the game, but Fellaini's volley from Hibbert's right-wing cross reduced the arrears. United were not done, though, and Rooney added his second and his 33rd of the season, when he combined with Welbeck to sweep in after a clever one-two. That finish looked like it would go a long way to helping retain the Premier League title but Everton had other thoughts. Jelavic took advantage of confusion between Ferdinand and Jonny Evans, before Pienaar collected Fellaini's pass to sweep in, adding another twist to a captivating title race.