Spurs 2-2 Manchester United

The report...

A battling, spirited performance saw us come from 2-0 down to earn a point in an entertaining clash with Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday evening.

In what was Ryan Mason’s first game in his second temporary spell in charge, the visitors took control with first-half goals from Jaden Sancho and Marcus Rashford, before we responded in the second half, Pedro Porro reducing the deficit with his second goal for the Club and Heung-Min Son levelling it up late on.

We were looking for a fast start after Sunday’s heavy defeat at Newcastle but instead, fell behind in the seventh minute, Sancho curling right-footed past Fraser Forster into the far corner.

The United forward had a similar chance on 19 minutes only to see his first shot blocked by Cristian Romero and his second cleared off the line by an Ivan Perisic header.

Forster then kept out Bruno Fernandes’ 20-yard drive before our first big chance just before the half-hour, Perisic meeting Son’s corner with a glancing header which was parried away by David De Gea.

At the other end, Forster made two smart saves to keep out Rashford, the second after a sublime pass from Christian Eriksen – making his first return to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since leaving us in January 2020.

But Rashford did get the better of Forster just before the break, seconds after De Gea kept out a fierce drive from Perisic. United won the ball back, Fernandes hit a long pass over the top and Rashford outpaced Eric Dier before slamming home.

In the early moments of the second half, Clement Lenglet headed onto the top of the crossbar, but we did halve the deficit on 56 minutes, Porro picking up the rebound after Harry Kane’s shot was blocked and half-volleying past De Gea.

Almost immediately United nearly scored again, Fernandes bundling his way to the penalty spot but somehow hitting the crossbar, with Forster saving Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s header on the rebound.

We were starting to enjoy more of the possession as the game wore on and had a chance when Son was off target with a volleyed effort from Kane’s cross, before Dier then headed wide a Perisic cross when completely unmarked six yards out.

It felt like an equaliser was coming and it duly arrived 11 minutes from time, Romero winning a big header in defence to set Kane away down the right and his perfect cross was tucked home at the far post by Son.

The game calmed down in the closing stages, both sides perhaps happy with a point after the way the match had panned out, with United having the final chance to snatch the win when Casemiro headed over in stoppage time.