- Manchester United were forced to play with 10 men against Tottenham Hotspur despite not getting a red card
- The two teams had to settle for a point apiece in a thrilling Premier League game in North London
- Matthijs de Ligt scored deep in stoppage time, moments after Richarlison thought he had won the game
Tottenham Hotspur played out to an interesting two-all draw against Manchester United on Saturday afternoon.
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Bryan Mbeumo scored his sixth goal of the season to fire United ahead in the 32nd minute.
Manchester United goalkeeper Senne Lammens pulled off some ridiculous saves at the start of the second half.
Spurs, who were looking to bounce back after losing to Chelsea last time out, looked second-best for the better part of the game but bounced back in the second half..
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Mathys Tel came off the bench to equalise in the 84th minute before Richarlison fired them ahead in stoppage time.
Thomas Frank’s side appeared set to win the game before Matthijs de Ligt popped up with a header in the last minute to get a point for United.
Why Manchester United played with 10 men
Interestingly, Manchester United were forced to finish the game with 10 men despite not getting a red card.
Benjamin Sesko went down injured after he failed to score a glorious chance. Sesko’s attempt on goal was thwarted by Micky van de Ven, but the Slovenian international remained on the turf.
After it became apparent that he couldn’t continue, he was withdrawn, but Ruben Amorim failed to bring on a replacement.
The reason is that United had at that time made all their five substitutions and thus, couldn’t make further changes.
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The only time a team is guaranteed more changes is when a player goes down with a concussion. Given that Sesko’s injury appeared to be a muscle issue, United had to finish the game with one man less.
In a bid to stay on top of the game, Amorim had brought on Sesko, Manuel Ugarte, Lenny Yoro, Mason Mount and Diogo Dalot, exhausting all five substitutions available to him.
Luckily for the former Sporting Lisbon manager, Sesko’s injury didn’t affect them as De Ligt scored right at the end to ensure they got a point.
Amorim will now face an anxious wait to see if Sesko’s injury is serious. United’s next game will come against Everton after the international break, before they face Crystal Palace.
The result took Tottenham to third place momentarily, with a better goal difference ahead of the rest of the games this weekend. United are further down in seventh.
Ronaldo slams Manchester United.
In another report, Cristiano Ronaldo slammed Manchester United, accusing their lack of structure for their dwindling performances in recent years.
The former Real Madrid striker stated Amorim was doing his best, but doesn’t expect him to do miracles.
United haven’t won the league since 2013, during Sir Alex Ferguson’s last year in charge.
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