It is no coincidence that experts consider this match as the "top 4 final", especially when Tottenham and Man United's common opponent Newcastle accelerated fiercely at the end of the season with very impressive victories. If Tottenham or Man United stumble in the match at Tottenham Stadium, it will be even more difficult for Tottenham or Man United in the remaining rounds.
Ivan Perisic in an attack against Man United
Tottenham set a goal to beat Man United when they were 6 points behind their opponents and had played 2 more matches. The goal was clear, but the "Roosters" started the match quite weakly, their attacking style was quite lackluster. That was the reason they had to concede an early goal in the 7th minute after Jadon Sancho's exemplary handling before a decisive shot into the far corner of goalkeeper Fraser Forster's goal, opening the score for the visiting team Man United.
Rashford and Sancho put Man United two goals ahead
In the 44th minute, Marcus Rashford's brave escape and confident finish helped Man United score the second goal. The first half score might not have stopped there if goalkeeper Forster had not played extremely well, preventing many scoring situations of Man United strikers.
The huge advantage of two goals in the lead seemed to give the "Red Devils" more confidence, looking for a resounding victory in London. However, Man United played poorly in the second half and quickly conceded a goal in the 56th minute after a beautiful goal by Pedro Porro.
Pedro Porro excited after a beautiful goal to reduce the score
Man United continued to play incomprehensibly poorly and conceded a second goal in the 79th minute after Son Heung-min scored. The score of 2-2 was maintained until the end of the match. The unfortunate draw left Man United in fourth place on the rankings with 60 points, maintaining a 6-point gap with Tottenham in fifth place and still playing 2 fewer matches than Tottenham.
Son Heung-min scored the equalizer 2-2 for Tottenham
Newcastle are definitely the "fisherman" who benefited from the draw between Man United and Tottenham. After thrashing Tottenham 6-1 in the previous round, the "Magpies" continued to have a great match at Everton's field and thrashed the team in second to last place with a score of 4-1. With this result, Newcastle firmly consolidated their position in the Top 4 of the Premier League. The "Magpies" are currently in third place with 62 points, widening the gap to 8 points with Tottenham in fifth place and even playing 1 less match. Newcastle is also currently 2 points ahead of Man United but the "Red Devils" still have 1 match in hand.
Man United players worried after draw like loss in London
In the group behind, the three teams Aston Villa (54 points), Liverpool (53 points, 32 matches) and Brighton (49 points, 30 matches) still have a chance to compete for a position in the top 4, but there is not much hope.
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