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Match report
A thrilling 90 minutes of action on Thursday evening ultimately culminated in Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United sharing the spoils, in a 2-2 stalemate.
The goalscoring in north London was kicked into gear with just seven minutes on the clock, courtesy of Jadon Sancho.
After Marcus Rashford’s dart across the pitch culminated in Sancho being picked out on the left flank, the England international wasted little time in cutting inside, before picking out the far corner with aplomb:
Nice and early ✨
Jadon Sancho with a fabulous finish 🎯 pic.twitter.com/3oV7JIBkgg
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 27, 2023
Then, on the stroke of the interval, it was two.
On this occasion, Rashford went from provider to goalscorer, latching onto Bruno Fernandes’ defence-splitting pass before leaving Eric Dier for dead, and lashing beyond Fraser Forster:
Emphatic finish from Marcus Rashford😐👈
Man United at the double 👏 pic.twitter.com/kNJ8qWtoKa
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 27, 2023
With the evening’s visitors in cruise control, and the home crowd inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium making little effort to hide their frustrations, however, Spurs, to their credit, emerged for the 2nd-half completely rejuvenated.
Massive goal for Spurs 💥
Pedro Porro coming up clutch ✨ pic.twitter.com/AXlmilGPjb
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 27, 2023
From here, the two sides exchanged chances, with Son Heung-min and Bruno Fernandes having both come within a whisker of finding the net before the former, ultimately, did so.
Inevitably, it was Harry Kane who laid on his attacking partner in crime, directing a gorgeous ball across the face of goal for Son to slot home with ease:
The lead evaporates! 😬
It’s that duo again 🤷♂️
Kane 👉 Son pic.twitter.com/WTaTzym24h
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 27, 2023
And this is how things remained through the full-time whistle, as the spoils were ultimately shared in a thrilling 2-2 stalemate between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.
Player ratings
Tottenham Hotspur FC
- Fraser Forster – 5
- Cristian Romero – 6.5
- Eric Dier – 4.5
- Clement Lenglet – 4.5
- Pedro Porro – 7
- Oliver Skipp – 6
- Pierre Hojbjerg – 6.5
- Ivan Perisic – 5.5
- Richarlison – 4.5
- Son Heung-min – 6.5
- Harry Kane – 7.5
Substitutes: Dejan Kulusevski – 4.5, Arnaut Danjuma – 5, Ben Davies – 5, Japhet Tanganga – N/A
Manchester United
- David de Gea – 5.5
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 5
- Victor Lindelof – 5.5
- Luke Shaw – 6.5
- Diogo Dalot – 6
- Casemiro – 6
- Christian Eriksen – 6
- Bruno Fernandes – 7
- Antony – 5.5
- Jadon Sancho – 6.5
- Marcus Rashford – 8
Substitutes: Anthony Martial – 4.5, Fred – 4.5, Wout Weghorst – 5, Tyrell Malacia – 5.5
Fan reaction
Goals like that just gets you thinking “man, if Sancho can do that consistently, he’ll be the best player in the league”.
— Jonas Adnan Giæver (@CheGiaevara) April 27, 2023
That Bruno Fernandes ball for Rashford’s goal is exactly why we were too excited to see him make the squad. He’s just too IMPORTANT to Man Utd.
What a ball, and what a finish from Rashford 🔥 pic.twitter.com/eb2WIEWKnz
— UF (@UtdFaithfuls) April 27, 2023
So many good things about this goal. The work to win it back was excellent & the ball from Bruno was lovely. But I really love how Rashford takes it on at pace, slows it down & then there’s a little step change with acceleration to make the space before he bangs it in. So good. https://t.co/GQAKzYBGep
— Doc MUFC (@Doc_Joshi) April 27, 2023
A fucking traffic cone would’ve put up a better fight against Rashford than Dier here. Insanely disrespectful lack of effort to the fans and honestly an embarrassment of a ‘defender’. pic.twitter.com/29hnwUhcUt
— Hotspur Edition (@HotspurEdition) April 27, 2023
“harry kane, we’ll see you in june” pic.twitter.com/ZnrxhpJXSU
— belles (@sanchoSZN) April 27, 2023
Hojbjerg dispossessed, United with a number 10 who can pass the ball picks out Rashford who easily beats Eric Dier 1v1.
United with quality Spurs with none.
— The Spurs Express (@TheSpursExpress) April 27, 2023
I’ve never seen Eric Dier step out of defence and actually win the ball. He gets turned every single time.
— The Spurs Watch (@TheSpursWatch) April 27, 2023
C̶o̶y̶s̶, D̶a̶n̶i̶e̶l̶ pic.twitter.com/yV3AwggI9V
— Daily Hotspur (@Daily_Hotspur) April 27, 2023
Man United fans coming to terms with giving away a two-goal lead to this Spurs side pic.twitter.com/HChoNfhKmc
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) April 27, 2023
Harry Kane really is an unbelievable footballer. His passing outstanding. Worked so hard tonight all over the pitch. #THFC
— Michael Bridge (@MichaelBridge_) April 27, 2023
How is this game ending in a draw 😳
— Owuraku Ampofo (@_owurakuampofo) April 27, 2023
That result is Ten Hag’s fault. In game management poor AGAIN
— . (@utdcynical) April 27, 2023
Stat roundup
Jadon Sancho’s first-half by numbers vs Spurs:
95.8% passing accuracy (highest)
7 touches in opp. box (most)
3x possession won
3 shots
1 goal
0.39 xGLovely finish. 👌 pic.twitter.com/4A3Xt2h79L
— Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) April 27, 2023
Jadon Sancho has now scored 5 Premier League goals for Manchester United this season. This is his best Premier League scoring season.
Placed it. 💫 pic.twitter.com/G1rEMoqYov
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) April 27, 2023
Marcus Rashford has now scored 29 goals in all competitions for Man Utd this season, that’s the most any Man Utd player has scored since Robin Van Persie in 2012/13:
RVP:
👕 48 appearances
⚽ 30 goalsRashford:
👕 50 appearances
⚽ 29 goalsFiring on all cylinders. 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/o3EfToxrNQ
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) April 27, 2023
50 – Marcus Rashford has scored his 50th away goal for Manchester United in all competitions, at least 19 more than any other player for the club since his debut in February 2016. Arrow. pic.twitter.com/W680MNKE6a
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 27, 2023
Bruno Fernandes has assisted Marcus Rashford 6 times in the Premier League this season, that’s more than any Manchester United player has assisted another this season.
Link up. ⛓️ pic.twitter.com/9czJAkVgRU
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) April 27, 2023
24 – No player in Premier League history has assisted a single teammate to score more times than Harry Kane has for Son Heung-min (24, level with Frank Lampard for Didier Drogba). Combination. pic.twitter.com/Z4CNCmMudj
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 27, 2023
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