Tottenham forward Son Heung-min described the Spurs dressing room at half time as positive but angry after trailing by two-goals to Manchester United. Goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford gave the visitors the lead in the tie, seemingly adding yet more distance between the sides in the race for the top four.
A transformed Tottenham team took to the pitch after the break though, wrestling back control from the Red Devils early in the half. Pedro Porro's strike from just inside the box found the back of the net and breathed new hope into the Lilywhites and reignited the crowd.
A hungry Spurs side chased an equaliser and managed just that as Harry Kane's cross found Son, who didn't find the cleanest of connections on his shot, but still managed to beat David de Gea. The forward ran over to interim manager Ryan Mason to dedicate his goal celebration to him, giving him a big hug.
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The two teams then went back and forth for the final 15 minutes, but neither was able to find a winner as the spoils were shared. The 2-2 draw means that Tottenham remain six points behind United in the chase for top four, with two extra games played, making for a tough situation to claw back.
However, it was a performance that showed signs of life, with fight and determination that many of those in the stands would want to see in their team. Son detailed the half time atmosphere before the turnaround with BT Sport, saying: "Look I think we couldn't let the game go, because I think they scored in the 45 minutes two goals, I think 'Why not, we can score two goals in the 45 minutes?'
"So I think the lads were really positive and really angry about it because as I said, we didn't deserve to be 2-0 down in the first half. I think the lads showed really good heart in the changing room." It's a step forward for Spurs and those who want to resonate with their side once again.
The result hasn't gone their way though and the reality is they need to turn around their own form and hope for favours elsewhere to now make an unlikely push for Champions League football.
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