Manchester United and Tottenham performed out a pulsating 2-2 attract entrance of the on-watching Sir Jim Ratcliffe at Outdated Trafford.
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With the British billionaire in attendance for the primary time since his £1.3bn funding was confirmed, he was handled to a breathless affair between his facet and Spurs.
Rasmus Hojlund gave United the lead inside three minutes however Richarlison levelled from a set-piece within the 18th minute.
United took a lead into half-time when Marcus Rashford scored his first purpose at Outdated Trafford this season however Rodrigo Bentancur equalised inside two minutes of the restart to make sure the 2 sides shared the factors.
Sitting subsequent to Sir Alex Ferguson within the Administrators’ Field, Ratcliffe witnessed United make a blistering begin inside three minutes.
Bruno Fernandes discovered Rashford on the left flank and Hojlund prevented the winger from getting a shot away however the Dane made amends by smashing a strong effort into the roof of the web moments later.
However Spurs reacted brilliantly to falling behind, and settled nearly immediately after the opener. The warning indicators have been there for United, with Diogo Dalot having to clear off the road from a nook however they have been helpless to cease Richarlison nodding in from Pedro Porro’s nook after 18 minutes.
It was a deserved equaliser for the guests, and the sport continued its relentless tempo till United dropped right into a deeper block after 25 minutes. Giving up the ball to Spurs, the guests began to dictate play and appeared harmful by means of new signing Timo Werner, who was making his Premier League debut.
But it surely was United that took a lead into the break, with a purpose that was considerably in opposition to the run of play. After interception in midfield, Fernandes fed Rashford on the left and he collected a one-two with Hojlund earlier than passing the ball into the nook of the web.
Spurs continued to threaten from set items and Sergio Romero crashed a header in opposition to the bar simply moments earlier than half-time.
Ange Postecoglou’s facet didn’t have to attend lengthy to search out the leveller. It got here simply two minutes after the restart when Werner performed a neat go into Rodrigo Bentancur and the midfielder arrowed a left-footed effort previous Andre Onana.
With United being overrun in midfield, Scott McTominay was introduced on after an hour to a convey a semblance of management to the sport and he got here near placing the house facet forward inside minutes however noticed his effort from the sting of the field trickle previous Vicario’s submit.
United wanted the win greater than Spurs however each side continued to pile ahead within the latter levels looking for a winner.
McTominay had the prospect to seize the winner with 50 seconds left of the 5 minutes added on however he couldn’t information Garnacho’s cross in, with the Scot heading his effort over the bar.
The draw means United path Arsenal in fourth by eight factors, having performed a recreation extra. Spurs are stage with their London rivals, having additionally performed a recreation greater than the Gunners.
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