Result leaves Reds rueful

ON the luxurious walk down to the mixed zone at the impressive Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the assembled Manchester United and Tottenham media cohorts tried to make sense of the final ten minutes of the game.

- By JACK FLINTHAM

United looked to be cruising to victory having rode the initial storm chucked at them by Spurs at the start of the second half. If you had told Patrick Dorgu and his teammates that they would go away with just one point they would have been disappointed.

As it was, United came out thankful that it was not a defeat. Mathys Tel’s deflected strike and Richarlison’s flicked header seemed to have sealed the victory for Spurs and ended United’s unbeaten run.

However, an exceptionally late Matthijs de Ligt header secured a point and kept United unbeaten since their loss to Brentford. As we waited in hope that we would hear from the United camp, two Tottenham workers headed into the United side of the tunnel with handfuls of champagne flutes. Dorgu made it clear to The Manchester Evening News that the corks were not popping after rescuing a draw.

“I think it was two lost as we were leading until ten minutes to go,” the Danish defender explained.

“Obviously it was good to come back and show team spirit but we are disappointed in not winning the game.”

For United it was a case of deja vu. At Nottingham Forest a week prior, United went into the break with a one-goal advantage, squandered it and then rescued it late on. Against Spurs, the result was further in the extremes but the pattern was all too familiar.