Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes in action for Manchester United
Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes in action for Manchester United

Tottenham 1-1 Man Utd match report & highlights: Bruno Fernandes shines as Pauk Pogba returns while Roy Keane rages on TV


Manchester United came from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw at Tottenham thanks to a late Bruno Fernandes penalty.

Most of the post-match headlines will centre around Roy Keane's amazing half time outburst on television, but on the pitch it was an action-packed game with plenty of footballing talking points.

Steven Bergwijn gave Spurs the lead with a goal that irked Keane so much but also contained a large amount of skill and pace from the Spurs man.

Paul Pogba's second half arrival off the bench changed the game, and he won the penalty that the excellent Fernandes dispatched with nine minutes left to play to eventually give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a point against Jose Mourinho.

The visitors almost pinched it when Fernandes was awarded a penalty by referee Jon Moss, but VAR rightly overruled that decision as Eric Dier clearly did not foul him.

Dier was at fault for the Pogba penalty, as he was beaten too easily before clumsily bringing him down - but it was the Maguire and De Gea errors that will grab the headlines after Kean'e outburst.

United stay in fifth place and now sit two points behind Chelsea in fourth, while Spurs stay in eigth and four points behind the Red Devils so still in with a shout of the top four but still having plenty of traffic to get through.

Goal highlights

Penalty?

Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Manchester United Opta stats

  • Spurs are winless in seven games in all competitions (D3 L4), their worst run since November 2016 (also seven without a win).
  • Manchester United are unbeaten in 12 games in all competitions (W8 D4), scoring 30 goals and conceding just three in that run.
  • Steven Bergwijn became only the second player to score in his first three home Premier League appearances for Spurs, after Rafael van der Vaart in 2010.
  • Bruno Fernandes has been directly involved in six Premier League goals (3 goals, 3 assists) since his debut in February – two more than any other player in that time.
  • Since the start of last season, Manchester United have both taken (23) and scored (16) more penalties than any other Premier League side.
  • Only Trent Alexander-Arnold (14) has more assists among Premier League defenders in all competitions than Spurs full-back Serge Aurier this season (8).
  • Jose Mourinho has won none of his last six matches against his former clubs in all competitions (D2 L4), taking just one point from four Premier League matches against Chelsea and Man Utd this season (D1 L3).

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