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Stoppage-time drama, fan frustration and Matthijs de Ligt's revenge: How Tottenham-Manchester United ended in chaotic fashion

Find out everything that happened as Thomas Frank silenced the boos and Matthijs De Ligt got his revenge during Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur's thrilling draw. That is not all though. Richarlison also scored to boost his confidence after a difficult start to the season, and Premier League Player of the Month for October Bryan Mbeumo also found the back of the net.

With 10 minutes of normal time remaining at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, you could have been forgiven for assuming that Manchester United were heading for a routine 1-0 win.

Xavi Simons had just been replaced by Mathys Tel to a chorus of boos from the home crowd, and Spurs were struggling to test Senne Lammens in the United goal.

What followed was 16 of the most entertaining minutes of football so far this season as momentum swung back and forth between the two iconic Premier League teams.

With that in mind, let us take a closer look at the key moments from United’s entertaining 2-2 draw with Tottenham.

Mbeumo scores again

Fresh off the back of being named the Premier League Player of the Month for October, Bryan Mbeumo impressed yet again.

The summer signing from Brentford scored his fifth Premier League goal in 11 appearances this season after heading Amad Diallo’s cross past Guglielmo Vicario.

The Red Devils went on to control the game well until the 79th minute, when Thomas Frank made an incredibly risky substitution.

Spurs fans outraged

A section of the Tottenham fanbase booed their side off the field following their 1-0 defeat against Chelsea last week, and things appeared to be heading in the same direction against United.

Several Spurs fans reacted negatively to Frank’s decision to replace Simons with Tel in the 79th minute.

The decision was met with audible boos from the home end.

Frank proven right

The frustration of those Tottenham fans turned to jubilation inside five minutes.

Tel got on the ball inside the penalty area, produced a stunning turn, and fired the ball past Lammens.

That made it 1-1 with six minutes plus stoppage time remaining, but Spurs refused to settle for a draw.

Richarlison sends north London wild

Richarlison made it 2-1 in the first minute of stoppage time after glancing Wilson Odobert's shot from distance past Lammens.

The goal clearly meant the world to the Brazilian forward.

Having received his fair share of criticism in recent months, he was visibly emotional after scoring what he must have thought was the winner.

However, it was not.

Sesko injury leaves United with 10

Spurs just needed to hang on to secure all three points, and they were given a big boost when United’s Benjamin Sesko appeared to pick up an injury.

Ruben Amorim had already used all five of his substitutions, and as a result, his side were down to 10 players during the dying embers of the match.

However, who needs 10 players when you have Matthijs de Ligt?

De Ligt to the rescue

Despite having relinquished their lead and being down to 10 players, United somehow managed to snatch a point from the jaws of defeat.

The equaliser came from an unlikely source in the form of De Ligt.

The Dutch defender was part of the Ajax side who were beaten by Spurs in the semi-finals of the 2019 UEFA Champions League after a late Lucas Moura goal.

He finally got his revenge, denying Frank’s side all three points with an excellent header that brought the thrilling contest to a close.

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