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By Simon StoneBBC Sport at Old Trafford
Last updated on 1 minute ago.From the section Premier League
Rodrigo Bentancur equalised for Tottenham in the first minute of the second half but the visitors could not find a winning goalTottenham came back from behind twice in a pulsating Premier League encounter to deny Manchester United a victory in front of new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Ratcliffe, attending his first game since a proposed 25% purchase of his boyhood club was confirmed on Christmas Eve, said beforehand that he was "very excited" to be there.
And he saw Rasmus Hojlund drive United into a third-minute lead.
But Ratcliffe's pre-match assertion that United "normally do well against Spurs" wasn't quite accurate.
Brazilian striker Richarlison levelled with his sixth goal in as many Premier League games for the visitors, who were without three players, including captain Son Heung-min - away with South Korea at the Asian Cup.
Marcus Rashford put the hosts ahead before the break, but Rodrigo Bentancur wiped out the advantage a minute after the restart with a blistering shot, his first goal since April, during which time he has recovered from a cruciate knee ligament injury and an ankle problem.
The rest of the game would have been an education for Ratcliffe, who sat next to Sir Alex Ferguson in the directors' box. United had less than 40% possession, nine shots compared to Tottenham's 16 and only a third of the visitors six on target.
The result was not enough to take Tottenham above rivals Arsenal and into the top four. But it did allow them to maintain an eight-point lead on their hosts, who could drop to 10th before they are next in action against Wolves on 1 February.
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Manchester United
Squad number24Player nameOnana
Squad number20Player nameDiogo Dalot- Squad number35Player nameEvans
- Squad number19Player nameVarane
- Squad number29Player nameWan-Bissaka
Squad number14Player nameEriksen- Squad number37Player nameMainoo
- Squad number17Player nameGarnacho
- Squad number8Player nameBruno Fernandes
Squad number10Player nameRashford- Squad number11Player nameHøjlund
- Squad number6Player nameLi Martínez
- Squad number21Player nameAntony
Squad number39Player nameMcTominay
Tottenham Hotspur
Squad number13Player nameVicario
Squad number23Player namePorro
Squad number17Player nameRomero
Squad number37Player namevan de Ven
Squad number38Player nameUdogie
Squad number4Player nameSkipp
Squad number30Player nameBentancur
Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
Squad number22Player nameJohnson
Squad number9Player nameRicharlison
Squad number16Player nameWerner
Squad number6Player nameDragusin
Squad number11Player nameGil
Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
Line-ups
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 24Onana
- 20Dalot
- 35EvansSubstituted forLi Martínezat 63'minutes
- 19Varane
- 29Wan-BissakaBooked at 24mins
- 14EriksenSubstituted forMcTominayat 58'minutes
- 37Mainoo
- 17Garnacho
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 10RashfordSubstituted forAntonyat 88'minutes
- 11HøjlundBooked at 45mins
Substitutes
- 1Bayindir
- 6Li Martínez
- 18Casemiro
- 21Antony
- 22Heaton
- 28Pellistri
- 39McTominay
- 53Kambwala
- 62Forson
Tottenham
Formation 4-3-3
- 13Vicario
- 23Porro
- 17Romero
- 37van de VenSubstituted forEmerson Royalat 89'minutes
- 38Udogie
- 4SkippSubstituted forDragusinat 85'minutes
- 30BentancurBooked at 25mins
- 5Højbjerg
- 22Johnson
- 9Richarlison
- 16WernerSubstituted forGilat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Dragusin
- 11Gil
- 12Emerson Royal
- 20Forster
- 40Austin
- 58Santiago
- 63Donley
- 65Dorrington
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 2, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Attempt missed. Scott McTominay (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho with a cross.
Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Emerson Royal replaces Micky van de Ven because of an injury.
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Manchester United. Antony replaces Marcus Rashford.
Delay in match because of an injury Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur).
Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Radu Dragusin replaces Oliver Skipp.
Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Skipp.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Timo Werner.
Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Destiny Udogie.
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