Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min admitted his side’s comeback against Manchester United on Thursday night was fuelled by “anger” from going 2-0 down a few days after being beaten 6-1 by Newcastle United.
Cristian Stellini’s four-game stint as interim boss ended last weekend after the North London side fell 5-0 at St James’ Park in just 21 minutes. Ryan Mason has been asked to take charge of the team until the end of the season to turn things around, and he began with a credible 2-2 draw with Manchester United.
However, things didn’t start off positively, as Spurs went down 2-0 in the first half against the Red Devils, thanks to goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford.
However, the hosts improved greatly in the second half and eventually claimed a 2-2 draw after strikes from Pedro Porro and Son.
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Son, who has had a disappointing season by his lofty standards, admitted that anger from going in behind at the break – less than a week after their away loss to Newcastle – was the catalyst for turning things around against Erik ten Hag’s side.
“We wanted to give everything, and that was the dressing room speech,” Son said. “We couldn’t let the game go. We were really angry about it. We didn’t deserve to be 2-0 down at half-time.
“The last week was unacceptable; we didn’t want to repeat that. We feel really, really sorry for the performance and result, and today we wanted to bring good energy.
“We really appreciated [the fans’] support, and they were fighting with us.”
Spurs remain mathematically in the top four race but can only secure the top four if the teams above them drop points.
They will return in action this weekend when they travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool.
