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Follow all of the action as Manchester United welcome Tottenham to Old Trafford hoping to put an end to their misery this season.
The Red Devils finished last year with a defeat to Nottingham Forest which left them nine points off the Premier League’s top four.
Erik ten Hag continues to come under criticism for results and a big win is desperately needed to boost morale in the camp.
They face a tough task against Spurs though, with Ange Posteoglou’s side’s form on the up, winning four of their last five league games.
Live stream: Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. Man United XI: Onana, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Evans, Dalot, Eriksen, Mainoo, Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, Hojlund. Subs: Bayindir, Martinez, Casemiro, Antony, Heaton, Pellistri, McTominay, Kambwala, Forson Tottenham XI: Vicario, Porro, Skipp, Romero, Udogie, van de Ven, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Johnson, Richarlison, Werner. Subs: Dragusin, Gil Salvatierra, Emerson, Forster, Austin, Alonso, Donley, Dorrington.Follow our live match blog below for regular updates…
Man United 2-2 Tottenham
54' - Richarlison battles his way past Eriksen as the pair challenged for a bouncing ball and is tussled to the ground by the former Spurs man.
Porro standing over it once more...
Man United 2-2 Tottenham
52' - Sloppy play from both sides as Werner's hopeful ball in the box is easily claimed by Onana.
United then look to spark a fast counter-attack but Wan-Bissaka wastes a chance to play in Hojlund with an overhit through ball.
Man United 2-2 Tottenham
50' - Porro makes yards down the right but his cross is unusually a poor one for him and goes deep.
It's collected by Werner who looks to take on Dalot inside the United box but it's turned behind for a corner.
Man United 2-2 Tottenham
Rodrigo Bentancur has scored his first Premier League goal since February 2023 (v Leicester City).
Ten Hag had just emerged from the dugout and not yet been seated!
GOAL!! Man United 2-2 Tottenham Rodrigo Bentancur
46' - 50 SECONDS INTO THE RESTART SPURS ARE LEVEL!
Romero - having been poor on the ball seconds earlier - sets Werner away with a deft switch down-field from Vicario's goal-kick.
Werner cuts inside and tees up Bentancur to arrive in the box, take it past Evans and finish past Onana.
Ten Hag had not even taken his seat!!
Man United 2-1 Tottenham
45' - Spurs get us underway for the restart but Romero instantly provides Rashford with a chance due to a sloppy pass.
But Rashford runs out of room as he sprints towards the byline.
Man United 2-1 Tottenham
Four shots for Werner on his Spurs debut - none on target!
His biggest opportunity came at the end of the first-half when he had Dalot backpedalling inside his own area but he fired wide.
Man United 2-1 Tottenham
Spurs have been the better side according to the stats yet trail.
But as the cliche goes, the only stat that matters is the score-line...
Man United 2-1 Tottenham
It's been an all-action performance from Pedro Porro!
An assist for Richarlison's goal and almost a second after Romero smacked the crossbar - but he's had his hands full with Rashford!
Man United 2-1 Tottenham
Here was the chance that almost saw Spurs snatch an unlikely equaliser just before the break.
From point-blank range Romero simply had to score!
Man United 2-1 Tottenham HALF-TIME
Hojlund picks up a late booking for dissent just seconds before the whistle goes.
It's a tiny blot on what has been a superb opening 45 minutes for him, with a goal and an assist to help United head into the break ahead.
Full reaction to follow...
Man United 2-1 Tottenham
45' - Curse of the live-blogger - Romero hammers against the bar!
It's another incredible Porro corner that has United scrambling and Romero bullies Mainoo before smacking it against the woodwork.
It comes out to Hojbjerg to drill a shot just wide of the far post from the edge of the box.
Man United 2-1 Tottenham
45' - Three minutes added on as Fernandes blazes a shot from the edge of the box into the stands.
As it stands Spurs can use the half-time break more than the hosts!
Man United 2-1 Tottenham
44' - WERNER FLASHES WIDE!
Skipp breaks the lines with a wonderful switch to release Werner to run at Dalot one-on-one.
Werner goes wide to shift it onto his left but he pulls his shot wide of the far right post.
Man United 2-1 Tottenham
43' - Rashford should make it three!!
He's found in acres of space inside the box by Hojlund and sits down the desperate recovery sliding challenge from Porro.
However, Bentancur comes across to take it away from him!
GOAL!! Man United 2-1 Tottenham - Marcus Rashford
40' - HIS SEVEN-MONTH DROUGHT AT OLD TRAFFORD IS OVER!
Rashford cuts inside from the left and gets a return pass from Hojlund that takes him into the Spurs box.
The England star opens up his body and guides the ball into the far bottom right corner.
Man United 1-1 Tottenham - Post
38' - Udogie's header rattles his own woodwork!!
Rashford is given the time and space to work his way down the line before cutting inside and standing up a deep cross.
Hojlund attacks it but misses the ball and Udogie caught ooff guard can only flick onto the underside of the post.
Man United 1-1 Tottenham
36' - Spurs brilliantly play their way out of United's high press before Porro opens up the space for Johnson with a drilled ball down the right channel.
Richarlison makes the darting run to the near post but Johnson's wayward cross sails over everyone - hugely wasteful!
Man United 1-1 Tottenham
34' - He's having a difficult game defensively but Porro's attacking impetus cannot be denied!
No defender has provided more assists across Europe's top five leagues this season than Pedro Porro (7 - level with Kieran Trippier).
Pedro Porro has now been involved in seven goals in his last 11 matches for Tottenham Hotspur across all competitions (1G 6A).
Man United 1-1 Tottenham - No penalty
32' - United fans more than the players call for a penalty after Udogie wrestles Garancho to the ground under pressure.
The appeals are quickly waved away!
Man United 1-1 Tottenham
31' - Fernandes' arching long ball then catches out Porro once again as Rashford is found over the top but his crosses claimed by Vicario.
Rashford quickly recollects possession and has another run but this time Porro slides in to concede a corner which is cleared.
Man United 1-1 Tottenham
29' - After a chaotic spell following Hojlund's goal the tempo to the game has just slowed as we approach the half-hour mark.
Tottenham enjoying their first spell of sustained possession as they pass it around the United press among their defenders.
Man United 1-1 Tottenham
Richarlison has scored six goals in his last six Premier League appearances, as many as he managed in his previous 47.
Hojlund - responsible for giving United an early lead - was dominated in the air by the Brazilian for Tottenham's equaliser.
Man United 1-1 Tottenham
25' - Bentancur quickly follows him into the book from the restart after the referee is alerted that he'd kicked the ball away.
Man United 1-1 Tottenham
24' - Wan-Bissaka picks up the game's first yellow card.
The unorthodox left-back slides in late on Johnson and wipes him out before picking up a caution.
