Manchester United were denied all the points after a 2-2 draw at Tottenham something Erik ten Hag says is due to tiredness, calls for the worst schedule in the league but says he cannot use it as an excuse.
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Son Heung-min scored a 79th-minute equaliser to complete a fine Tottenham comeback against Manchester United in Ryan Mason’s first game back as interim boss.
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“We have the worst schedule also in the Premier League, and that will not change,” said Ten Hag when asked if tiredness played a factor in this slip-up.
Just four days after his side played 120 minutes plus penalties to beat Brighton in the FA Cup semi-final, United led 2-0 at Spurs thanks to Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford’s first-half goals.
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However, the lead vanished as strikes from Pedro Porro and Heung-Min Son levelled the game.
United looked to be coasting to a fourth straight Premier League win after goals by Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford put them in a commanding position at half-time.
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Pedro Porro launched the fightback before Bruno Fernandes hit the bar for United when he should have scored.
Erik ten Hag said:
“You have to take that. You can’t use it as an excuse. The time is enough time to recover, so our players are in demand to be ready. Today they were not ready.”We thought 90 per cent is enough, that’s why we gave balls away. And when you don’t do your job in positioning, you concede goals.
Astonishingly, Son equalised from close range after good work by Harry Kane to leave home fans, who had earlier called for Chairman Daniel Levy to go, celebrating.
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Ryan Mason, who took charge of his first game as Spurs interim head coach following the sacking of Cristian Stellini, praised his players’ character in coming back from two goals down in the wake of their 6-1 thrashing by Newcastle at St James’ Park on Super Sunday.
“Big character, big personality, stuck together, kept believing, acted as a team throughout the whole game,” he said in his press conference.
The point lifts Spurs above Liverpool and Aston Villa into fifth place, while United now trail third-placed Newcastle by two points after the Magpies won 4-1 at Everton.
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Meanwhile, another fixture saw Southampton’s relegation battle deepens as they faced a 0-1 defeat to Bournemouth wrapping up week 33 of the English Premier League.
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Spurs are next in action in a crucial game against Liverpool, which will inevitably have a bearing on the configuration of the Premier League’s top four, Super Sunday, kick-off at 6.30 pm, while Man United entertain Aston Villa on the same day at an earlier kick-off time of 4 pm.
