Tottenham Hotspur fought back to secure a point following their 2-2 draw against Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday evening.

After United scored twice in the first half, it looked like Tottenham was going to lose again badly in the Premier League. This was just a few days after they lost 6-1 at Newcastle.

United’s goals were scored by Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford, but in their first game under caretaker manager Ryan Mason, Tottenham showed the kind of spirit that has been sorely missing from their troubled season.

Pedro Porro’s goal early in the second half gave them a chance, and Son’s close-range goal in the final minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium finished off the comeback.

Even though Tottenham’s comeback was a morale boost during a tough time, the result hurt their slim chances of getting into the Champions League by finishing in the top four.

Tottenham is in fifth place, six points behind United, which is in fourth and has two games in hand, and eight points behind Newcastle, which is in third place.

“Pleased with the reaction. In the second half, we were outstanding, with the character we showed after last Sunday and going two goals down tonight,” Mason said.

“I hope the fans can see that we were a team today and we ran for each other. In the second half we could have scored a lot more. I have a team that’s willing to fight.”

Tottenham hasn’t won a trophy since 2008, and it still looks like they won’t make it into the lucrative Champions League. Their future is uncertain, and chairman Daniel Levy is under more and more pressure.

Levy got the most hate from angry fans on Thursday, when the stress of a bad season came to a head.

There was mutiny in the air in north London as fans gathered outside the stadium before the game to demand that he step down.

During the whole game, people chanted the same things against Levy. Black balloons with the words “£NIC OUT” on them, referring to the company that owns Tottenham and is called ENIC, floated around the stands as the chairman looked sad from his seat in the directors’ box.

On Sunday, Tottenham’s terrible season hit a new low when they were beaten badly at Newcastle. They gave up five goals in the first 21 minutes, which was a new record for them.

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