Manchester United v Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Radu Dragusin makes Spurs debut
Erik ten Hag’s stuttering Red Devils failed to claw back ground in the race to finish in the top four as they took on Ange Postecoglou’s free-flowing Spurs
Manchester United twice gave up one-goal leads in a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Sunday, a disappointing result for Erik ten Hag’s team who are desperately trying to climb up the Premier League standings.
Richarlison and Rodrigo Bentancur scored for Spurs, who remained fifth in the table, level on 40 points with fourth-placed Arsenal but having played a game more. United climbed a spot to seventh, but are eight points adrift of the top four.
United got off to a lively start with a goal from Rasmus Hojlund in the third minute. The 20-year-old scored for the second time in as many home games with a ferocious left-footed shot to the top corner. Richarlison capitalised on United’s poor marking to head in the equaliser from a corner in the 19th.
Marcus Rashford put United back on top just before the break with a quick one-two with Hojlund for his fourth goal of the season. Bentancur scored less than a minute after the interval, taking a pass from debutant Timo Werner before firing the ball past goalkeeper Andre Onana.
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Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
74 min: Spurs are probing, but not getting anywhere. United are not probing, so they too are not getting anywhere.
Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
70 min: It’s hard to tell where the next twist in this game is going to come, but it feels like there’s still another goal left in it. Both teams are starting to tire, though, and substitutes could be key.
Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
68 min: Werner runs at Dalot and wins a corner after his cross is blocked. He looks exhausted. The corner comes out to Skipp on the edge of the box, who lashes a powerful strike back into the mixer, and it’s blocked away by a United leg. That will have stung whichever defender took the hit. Another corner, but this one amounts to nothing.
Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
66 min: Rashford has a big sight of goal on the counter-attack, but not for the first time in this game he takes a couple too many touches and gets crowded out. He might have tried to square for the arriving McTominay who was free, had he got his head up.
Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
63 min: A roar goes up around the ground with chants of “Ar-gen-tina!” as Lisandro Martinez finally returns from his injury lay-off. He’s on at centre-back for Jonny Evans. How United have missed him.
Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
62 min: Brilliant ball by Dalot, who sets Garnacho down the right wing, but Van de Ven is rapid and rushes over to snuff out the danger. United come forwards a moment later on the other side with a charging Wan-Bissaka. The ball falls for McTominay on the edge of the box but his low shot whistles past the far post.
Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
60 min: United finally foray forwards through Hojlund on the left side, who skips away from Van de Ven and crosses low, earning a corner. Bruno Fernandes delivers far too deep though, and Spurs have a goal-kick.
United replace Eriksen with Scott McTominay.
Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
58 min: Porro delivers another dangerous ball from a corner, which Evans again meets with his head to concede another. This time Porro swings in a deep one to where Werner has pulled back into space: the German tries to fashion a first-time shot on goal but his volley goes over the bar.
Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
55 min: Evans heads away the danger but Spurs quickly have the ball back and come forwards again.
There’s only one team in this second half, so far. Both teams have looked flawed in this match, but United have more flaws and Spurs are exploiting them.
Manchester United 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
53 min: Wan-Bissaka almost gets himself in a pickle while being pressured by Johnson near his own corner flag, but wriggles out of trouble. A second later, though, Eriksen gets rumbled by Richarlison and fouls the Brazilian in his efforts to make amends. A free-kick for Spurs, in a dangerous position on the right side... Fernandes heads away Porro’s delivery for a corner.
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