Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United remain ninth and eighth respectively in the Premier League after an entertaining draw at White Hart Lane. Wayne Rooney's double the second a penalty cancelled out a Kyle Walker free kick and a rare Sandro strike. This home point against the reigning champions may ease some of the mounting pressure on Spurs head coach Andre Villas-Boas. He reacted to being hit for six by Manchester City in Hotspur's last league outing by moving box-to-box midfield player Paulinho further forward, allowing Mousa Dembele to come back in. Summer signings Nacer Chadli and Vlad Chiriches also came in, so Lewis Holtby, Younes Kaboul and Erik Lamela dropped out. Red Devils manager David Moyes also made alterations after a handsome 5-0 Champions League win away at Bayer Leverkusen in midweek. Ryan Giggs, now 40, sat this one out alongside Rio Ferdinand. Nani dropped to the bench, so there were starts for Danny Welbeck, club captain Nemanja Vidic and Tom Cleverley. Letting a lead slip twice looks careless on Tottenham's part, but United extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to a dozen matches. Who impressed the WhatCulture sports team? Click next below for full player ratings starting with the hosts.
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