Clint Dempsey’s equaliser in the final minute of stoppage-time denied Premier League leaders Manchester United a win as Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to force a 1-1 draw at a snowy White Hart Lane on Sunday.
The result meant United’s advantage at the top of the table over second-placed reigning champions Manchester City was reduced to five points after they had started the weekend seven in front of their local rivals.
It looked as if Robin van Persie’s 18th league goal of the season, a 25th minute header from Tom Cleverley’s cross, was going to secure all three points for United in a fixture that survived a pre-match pitch inspection.
But in the third and final minute of stoppage time at the end of the match, Spurs pumped the ball forward and United States striker Dempsey got on the end of Aaron Lennon’s cross to rescue a point for the fourth-placed hosts, now just four points adrift of third-placed Chelsea.
Dempsey denies United victory
