Tottenham drew 2-2 in the home game against Manchester United in the 33rd round of the 2022-2023 English Premier League (EPL) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England at 4:15 am on the 28th (hereafter Korean time).
With this draw, Tottenham maintained 5th place with 54 points (33 matches). With only 5 league games left, they played 2 more games and lost 6 points from 4th place Manchester United (31 games, 60 points), but thanks to avoiding defeat, they continued their hopes of recapturing 4th place, the last line to advance to the European Champions League. .
Son Heung-min started as a striker on the right flank and played 87 minutes, scoring a dramatic equalizer to tie the game.
In a situation where Tottenham was trailing 1-2, Son Heung-min became the savior. In the 34th minute of the second half, Harry Kane put in a low right-footed cross from the right side of the Manchester United penalty box, and Son Heung-min finished it with his right foot to tie the score 2-2. The 9th goal in the league and the 102nd goal in the EPL. Son Heung-min was later replaced by defender Japhet Tanganga in the 42nd minute and finished the game. Thanks to Son Heung-min’s dramatic equalizer, Tottenham managed to draw. Son Heung-min saved Tottenham, which could have fallen to 7th place, 9 points behind 4th place Manchester United if defeated. 안전놀이터
Local media also praised it. Football London, a British media outlet, said, “Son Heung-min, who failed to get a chance to score even though he showed good teamwork with his fellow strikers, made up for his mistakes by leading Kane’s pass into a goal.”
Another media outlet, Evening Standard, said, “Son Heung-min scored an equalizer in an appropriate position. It can’t be said to be the best form, but it looked energetic.”