Manchester United's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho (2R)
gives instructions to Manchester United's French midfielder
Paul Pogba (L) during the English Premier League football
match between Stoke City and Manchester United at the
Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, central England on
September 9, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Geoff CADDICK /
Eric Maxim Choupo - Moting scored twice as Stoke ended
Manchester United ’ s perfect start to the season with a 2 - 2 draw at
the bet 365 Stadium on Saturday , Sky Sports reports .
Summer signing Choupo - Moting put the hosts ahead in the 43 rd
minute , only for United to reply before the break as Paul Pogba ’ s
header deflected in off Marcus Rashford .
Romelu Lukaku fired United in front in the second half, but Choupo -
Moting levelled from a corner in the 63 rd minute and Lukaku
spurned a chance for a winner when he swiped over from close
range with 10 minutes to go .
The draw moves United back to the top of the Premier League table ,
above Manchester City on goal difference .
After a fast start to the game , it soon settled into a pattern as
United dominated possession and forced Stoke back into their own
half.
The visitors took their time to create any chances, though , with
Rashford eventually testing Jack Butland with a couple of shots
from inside the box .
David de Gea kept out a 25 - yard shot from Xherdan Shaqiri at the
other end , but Stoke had otherwise hardly threatened before
Choupo - Moting swept in Mame Biram Diouf ’ s cross in the 43 rd
minute .
United responded swiftly as Nemanja Matic flicked on a corner and
Pogba ’ s header went in off Rashford .
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