# Manchester United held by ten-man Tottenham

> Dominic Solanke's stoppage-time header earned Tottenham a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford despite playing with ten men, leaving both sides struggling near the bottom of the Premier League.
- Title: Manchester United held by ten-man Tottenham · Al Jazeera
- Summary: Dominic Solanke's stoppage-time header earned Tottenham a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford despite playing with ten men, leaving both sides struggling near the…
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## Solanke rescues Tottenham in stoppage time
Dominic Solanke headed in Sandro Tonali's cross in stoppage time to earn ten-man Tottenham a one one draw at Old Trafford on Saturday, October tenth.
## Mbeumo puts United ahead against the run of play
Bryan Mbeumo put Manchester United in front seventeen minutes from time, but Tottenham's Rodrigo Bentancur was then shown a straight red card for a headbutt on Luke Shaw.
## United fail to capitalize on man advantage
Manchester United failed to make their numerical advantage count. Manchester City won one zero at Old Trafford last month despite playing for more than an hour with ten men.
## Tottenham's rebuild struggles continue
Tottenham spent three hundred million pounds on their rebuild in the transfer window. Roberto De Zerbi's side took until their fifth league game to score an away goal, which came from Solanke's header.
## Both teams remain in relegation trouble
The draw leaves Tottenham in eighteenth place with only goals scored keeping them inside the relegation zone.Manchester United are just three points better off in twelfth with six points from their opening six league games.
## Key takeaway

Tottenham drew one one with Manchester United on October tenth despite playing the second half with ten men after Rodrigo Bentancur's red card, leaving both teams with poor league positions.