Anger drove Tottenham’s late comeback vs Man United, says Son

Tottenham Hotspur’s late surge in the clash against Manchester United was driven by anger after last weekend’s horrendous 6-1 drubbing by Newcastle, claimed the team’s forward Son Heung-min.

Spurs were trailing by 2-0 against top 4 rivals Manchester United and looked set for another disappointing defeat.

However, goals from Pedro Porro and Son late on drew the game level and earned the London team a much needed point in interim manager Ryan Mason’s first game in charge.

“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.” said Son

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“The last week was unacceptable and we didn’t want to repeat that. We feel really, really sorry for the performance and result and today we wanted to bring a good energy.

“We really appreciated [the fans’] support and they were fighting with us.”

Tottenham currently sit fifth with 54 points and face a tough task of catching Man United in 4th, who have 60 points, but also two games in hand.