We were not good enough: Ten Hag

Tottenham fought back from two goals down to hold Manchester United to a 22 draw on Thursday as Newcastle closed in on Champions League football with a 41 thrashing of EvertonSpurs were smashed 61 by Newcastle on Sunday to bring Cristian Stellinirsquos fourgame reign as interim manager to an end Things threatened to go from bad to worse in caretaker Ryan Masonrsquos first match in charge as United stormed into a 20 lead by halftime29th goal for RashfordJadon Sancho smashed home the opener after just seven minutes before Marcus Rashford turned on the afterburners to race past Eric Dier and fire in his 29th goal of the seasonErik ten HagldquoI donrsquot think we were that good across the 90 minutesrdquo admitted United boss Erik ten Hag ldquoAfter halftime we had to score another goalrdquo United fans taunted the home support with chants of ldquoHarry Kane wersquoll see you in Junerdquo amid interest from the Red Devils in Spursrsquo alltime top goalscorer But Tottenham finally showed some fight to boost their chances of qualifying for Europe next seasonPedro Porro reduced the arrears with a thumping strike before Kane crossed for Son Heungmin to level 11 minutes from timeldquoI thought in the second half we were outstanding and the character we showed after last Sunday and going two goals downrdquo said MasonA point edges Spurs back up to fifth but they remain six points adrift of fourthplaced United who have two games in handAlso ReadEuropa League Marcus Rashfords return a big boost for Man UnitedNewcastlersquos Wilson on fireNewcastle opened up an eightpoint cushion on the chasing pack for a topfour finish and a place in the Champions League next season as Callum Wilson scored twice at Goodison ParkEddie Howersquos men struggled to find their rhythm before the break but led thanks to Wilsonrsquos predatory finish after Jordan Pickford parried Joelintonrsquos driveNewcastle then cut loose in the final 20 minutes as Joelinton headed in Wilson found the top corner and hen a sensational run from Alexander Isak teed up Jacob MurphyManchester Unitedrsquos future still uncertain as deadline for 3rd round of bidding loomsThe future of Manchester United could be decided on Friday when the deadline passes for a third round of bidding to buy the Premier League giantsUnitedrsquos owners the Glazer family reportedly want a world record pound6 billion 73 billion fee for a sports club before they agree to sell the Old Trafford outfit That eyewatering price has so far not been met raising fear among a discontented fanbase that the Americans could yet prolong their 18year reign Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani and Brit billionaire Jim Ratcliffe are the front runners should the Glazers decide to sell their majority shareholdingThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever