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Tottenham Hotspur, an English professional soccer team that sent Son Heung-min (32) to the national team, drew with its tough enemy Manchester United. Timo Werner, who was brought in to fill the void left by Son Heung-min, recorded an assist.
Tottenham drew 2-2 with Manchester United in the 21st round away game of the 2023-2024 English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) held at Old Trafford in Manchester, England on the 15th (Korean time).
5th place Tottenham, with 40 points from 12 wins, 4 draws, 5 losses, and 40 points, had the same points as 4th place Arsenal, but was behind in goal difference and maintained its ranking. Manchester United remained in 7th place with 32 points.
While Son Heung-min was selected for the '2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup', Werner, who was recruited as a replacement, started wearing number 16. Central defender Mickey van der Pen made his comeback after recovering from injury.
Tottenham, who allowed the first goal to Rasmus Hoilun in the third minute of the first half, was dragged down. In the 10th minute of the first half, Werner's header hit a Manchester United defender and went out of the goal.
In the 19th minute of the first half, Richarlison headed a corner kick from Pedro Foro to tie the score at 1-1.
Werner's mid-range shot in the 23rd minute of the first half missed the goal by a wide margin.
Tottenham overcame the crisis of conceding a goal in the 38th minute of the first half. Udo-gi's header while defending hit the goal post, which was a stroke of luck.
Manchester United scored an additional goal to take a 2-1 lead. In the 40th minute of the first half, Marcus Rashford, assisted by Hoilun, pierced the corner of the goal with a calm shot.
Tottenham missed the opportunity to tie at the end of the first half. Werner's left-footed shot in the 44th minute of the first half missed, and Christian Romero's header hit the crossbar during a corner kick attack in the 2nd minute of added time in the first half, and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's subsequent shot also missed.
Tottenham, who finished the first half trailing 1-2, tied the score shortly after the start of the second half. In the first minute of the second half, Rodrigo Bentancur, who received a pass from Werner, penetrated the goal and hit the net with a left-footed shot.
A battle of defense took place, but no winning goal was scored. In the 4th minute of added time in the second half, Tottenham was heartbroken as Scott McTominay's header crossed the goalpost.
If Korea advances to the Asian Cup finals, Son Heung-min is expected to miss up to four games. Tottenham will play Manchester City in the 4th round of the FA Cup on the 27th and then meet Brentford on the 1st of next month, Everton on the 3rd, and Brighton on the 11th in the league. 19가이드03