Tottenham 2-2 Manchester United: Spurs fight back to salvage draw against Man Utd in Premier League

Heung-Min Son struck late to rescue a point as Tottenham hit back from two down to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United in Ryan Mason’s first match as caretaker manager.

The Lilywhites were aiming to provide a reaction to their humbling at Newcastle United, but they were initially booed off at the interval following a disjointed first 45.

Sancho opened the scoring for the Red Devils on seven minutes with a ruthlessly effective feint and finish from the left side of the area.

United then missed a number of chances to extend their lead with Sancho and Marcus Rashford going close before the latter netted his 29th goal of the campaign on the stroke of half time with a show of pace and clinical finishing.

Spurs eventually did show some spirit and reduced the arrears through Pedro Porro’s smart volley following the break.

Son and Eric Dier then failed to finish off huge chances to level before the hosts finally got their reward for some intense pressure when Son tucked in Harry Kane’s superb cross 11 minutes from time.

The result means Manchester United lie in fourth spot, two points behind Newcastle in third and six ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham.

Next up, the race for Europe continues apace as Spurs visit Liverpool and United host Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.

Talking point

Delayed reaction offers Spurs hope as United blow chance to pull clear in top-four race. Tottenham’s players offered supporters a refund following the debacle at Newcastle and suggested they would react against Man United. Those words looked like being very hollow at the break as the audible dismay of the crowd won’t have gone unnoticed by Mason and Co.

To his credit, the interim boss managed to get a response out of his side and if they had taken some of the clear-cut second-half chances they created, they could even have won it.

The point may not be enough for a realistic Champions League push, but it should at least create an air of positivity to move forward on.

As for United, they will feel they should have been out of sight at half time but they struggled to contain the home side after that and perhaps Eric ten Hag’s changes had a negative impact.

They remain very much in the box seat to reach next season’s Champions League, however, but the dropped points will keep the chasing pack interested and who knows how significant it could be come the final day of the season?

Player of the match

Harry Kane (Tottenham). The striker may not have got on the scoresheet, but he was a continual creative force for Tottenham. He would have loved to have got on the end of some of his probing deliveries but did eventually get the assist and was key to his team’s recovery.

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Match Highlights

07’ – GOAL! – Tottenham 0-1 Man United. Sancho cuts in from the left and rifles a low shot into the far corner. Pure class, but far too easy from the home side’s point of view.

20’ – MAN UNITED CHANCE! It’s deja vu as Sancho drills in a shot from the left side of the area. It’s blocked by Romero but falls back into the path of the United man who sees his follow-up headed off the line by Perisic.

39’ – MAN UNITED CHANCE! Forster comes flying off his line to block Rashford from close range after the forward looked set to make it 2-0 by ghosting on to Fernandes’ peach of a cross from the left.

44’ – GOAL! – Tottenham 0-2 Man United. Rashford races after Fernandes’ lofted pass, easily outpaces Dier and flashes in the visitors’ second of the night.

56’ – GOAL! – Tottenham 1-2 Man United. Porro volleys high into the top corner after Kane’s close-range shot was well blocked.

57’ – MAN UNITED CHANCE! Fernandes dances on to Eriksen’s smart pass but crashes a shot against bar from seven yards out. Wan-Bissaka tries to head in the rebound but it’s pushed to safety.

65’ – TOTTENHAM CHANCE! Kane spins away down the right and plays a wonderful ball into the middle. Son arrives on cue at the far post but chooses not to take a touch and fires his first-time shot wide.

69’ – TOTTENHAM CHANCE! Dier nods a free header wide from close range. That’s a big, big miss.

79’ – GOAL! – Tottenham 2-2 Man United. Son arrives at the far post to knock home a simple finish from Kane’s brilliant run and cross.

Key Stats

Rashford has scored his 50th away goal for Manchester United in all competitions, at least 19 more than any other player for the club since his debut in February 2016.

No player in Premier League history has assisted a single teammate to score more times than Harry Kane has for Son Heung-min (24, level with Frank Lampard for Didier Drogba).