Man United could not win all 3 points despite taking the lead twice against Tottenham Hotspur.
The winner
1. Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund

The Man United striker duo had an impressive performance in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur. Hojlund was the author of the opening goal in the 3rd minute after a powerful left foot shot, completely defeating goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario

The Danish star continued to leave his mark with a combination and assist for Marcus Rashford’s goal in the 40th minute. At Old Trafford Stadium, Hojlund and Rashford created a constant threat to Tottenham’s goal.
Speaking with MUTV after the match, coach Erik ten Hag said: “You need chemistry everywhere, especially on the front line; where there are tight areas, make quick decisions. In a split second.” , you need to have standard handling. You need to have intuition. I hope they continue to make progress.”

2. Ange Postecoglou
Tottenham marched to Man United’s home field in the absence of a series of important names. James Maddison, Gio Lo Celso, Ben Davies and Ivan Perisic are out due to injury, while Dejan Kulusevski is absent due to illness.

In addition, coach Postecoglou does not have the services of Son Heung-min, Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr because of participating in the CAN Cup and Asian Cup. After all, Tottenham still performed beautifully, winning a point after being behind.

Postecoglou instilled strong faith in his students. They believe in their own abilities, maintain the philosophy of attacking football and playing class in all situations. Postecoglou’s Tottenham is on the right track. When the pillars return in full, the Roosters are a formidable force in the Premier League.

3. Richarlison

The Brazilian striker is flourishing under the guidance of coach Postecoglou. Richarlison was the author of the goal to equalize 1-1 in the 19th minute after an accurate header. In Son’s absence, Richarlison plays the role of the Rooster’s main goalscorer.

According to statistics from Sky Sports, from December 2023 until now, Richarlison and Dominic Solanke have become the two players with the most goals in the Premier League (6 goals).

Loser

1. Man United midfield

Ten Hag arranged the trio Christian Eriksen – Kobbie Mainoo – Bruno Fernandes to take care of Man United’s midfield. In fact, all three faces did not have impressive enough performances. Experienced star Eriksen looked lost and ‘missing’ throughout his time on the field.
Mainoo appeared inexperienced and was inferior to the mobile, flexible and muscular midfielder duo of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Rodrigo Bentancur. Meanwhile, captain Fernandes had an impressive first 45 minutes before fading away in the second half.

According to statistics, Man United has only 36% of ball control despite playing at Old Trafford’s home field. That shows that the Red Devils midfielders had an unconvincing day.

2. Erik ten Hag

The Dutch strategist faces a lot of pressure after a series of erratic ups and downs in recent times. Three points against Tottenham will help Ten Hag score strongly with billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe present in the stands at Old Trafford. Unfortunately, reality is contrary to expectations.

Man United was inferior in terms of ball control, unable to take advantage of opportunities to lead, and at the same time exposed many gaps that allowed Tottenham to exploit. Ten Hag needs to help the home team improve further if he wants to secure the head coach position.