Jim Ratcliffe, the new co-owner of Manchester United, was unable to send the team home with a victory on Sunday as Tottenham twice fell behind to earn a 2-2 draw. For the first time since he decided to pay $1.3 billion for a 25% share in the English powerhouses, Ratcliffe was present. This season, United has struggled to find enough attackers at Old Trafford, but in the first half, both Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund scored, one after Richarlison's equalizer.
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The scores were equal again in the first minute of the second half, thanks to a goal by Rodrigo Bentancur. Tottenham draws even with their bitter rivals from North London, Arsenal, with a point, although they remain outside the top four on goal differential. Since they are still eight points ahead of United, who move up to eighth, they will be the ones who are happiest with the draw.
In order to catch up to Spurs in the competition for a spot in the Champions League for the next season, Erik ten Hag's team needed the three points. It was the best possible start for the Red Devils. Hojlund moved from Atalanta for £72 million ($92 million), but it took him 15 games to record a Premier League goal.
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Tottenham was missing Dejan Kulusevski due to sickness and captain Son Heung-min, who is leading South Korea's Asian Cup campaign. Ange Postecoglou's hand was forced into throwing new loan signing Timo Werner into his starting lineup.
United did not learn their lesson from Tottenham's set-piece threat as Richarlison nodded in another wicked delivery from Pedro Porro to equalize.
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