—A sense of confusion hung over Tottenham Hotspur’s 2–2 draw with Manchester United on Saturday as both sides tried to retrace the trajectory of a bonkers conclusion.
Spurs were tumbling towards another sour home defeat with six minutes to play after Bryan Mbeumo’s first-half opener. Mathys Tel came off the bench to draw the hosts level before Richarlison punished United’s second-half passivity in the first minute of stoppage time, breaking down in tears to celebrate what he thought was a dramatic winner.
United had been reduced to 10 men by Benjamin Šeško’s late injury after all five substitutions had been made yet the visitors did not fold. “When you cannot win you don’t lose,” Ruben Amorim would subsequently surmise, “once again we did that.” Matthijs de Ligt duly popped up with a crowd-silencing 96th-minute equaliser.
Both sides gained a point yet the helter-skelter events of the final 10 minutes gave the impression that each team walked away disappointed.
