De Zerbi Praises Bentancur After Spurs Draw at United

Tottenham Hotspur secured a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford after Dominic Solanke scored a late equalizer, with Roberto De Zerbi praising his team's character and Rodrigo Bentancur's reaction despite the midfielder's red card.

According to Tottenham Hotspur, Spurs created numerous chances before falling behind when Bryan Mbeumo scored in the 73rd minute. Solanke, captaining the side, headed in during stoppage time to earn the point.

Bentancur was dismissed after a confrontation with Luke Shaw following a challenge. De Zerbi defended the midfielder's mentality while acknowledging the red card was not the correct response.

"I liked the situation with Rodrigo's red card, we need in this moment that situation, not to bring a red card, but we need to not accept the defeat, to not accept conceding goals. We have to react in all ways we can. It is a bad way, not the right way, but I kiss Bentancur in the dressing room because we need this type of reaction with character. Football is character." said Roberto De Zerbi, Tottenham Hotspur boss.

De Zerbi also highlighted Spurs' performance against a strong opponent, saying the team controlled much of the first half and created clear scoring opportunities before United improved after halftime.

"I think we play very well against a great team, the first half we had total control, we had many chances to score, clear chances we didn't score and in the second half its normal to suffer in this stadium against this quality of players, but I'm very happy because I've seen the right spirit, the right character." said Roberto De Zerbi, Tottenham Hotspur boss.

The manager said the match showed a stronger team identity after Spurs endured pressure and continued competing after going down to 10 players.

"Today we showed we are a team for the first time this season, we suffer, we dominate the game. With every situation in the game we were in the game. Football is like this. If we become every game like today, we are going to win many games." said Roberto De Zerbi, Tottenham Hotspur boss.

Tottenham's official account reported that the draw was the team's first away league goal of the season. The match ended with Manchester United and Spurs sharing the points after Mbeumo and Solanke scored.