Ryan Mason has a Tottenham team willing to fight for their place in the upper echelons of the Premier League after a comeback draw with Manchester United.
Goals from Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min helped the interim boss break the club s losing streak in the first game in charge after replacing Cristian Stellini
Mason is no stranger to the Spurs hot seat, having been caretaker following Jose Mourinho s exit two years ago, during which he was in charge for the EFL Cup final.
But after a 6-1 loss to Newcastle United last time out, Mason was delighted to get a response from his side that underlines their desire.
In football, you can win, lose or draw but the most important [thing] is that we react together, he told BT Sport. I have a team that s willing to fight.
I thought in the second half, we were outstanding [with] the character we showed after last Sunday. I hope the fans can see that we were a team today.
Something to build on
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Those players in there, I know I ve got men who when they pull together, they re a very strong team. That s my job, to inspire them and make sure we act as a team.
Goalscorer Son, who was supplied for his point-clinching finish by regular partner Harry Kane, suggested Spurs performance was born out of frustration over recent failings.
I thought we didn t deserve to be 2-0 down in the first half, he added. We played quite well, we had the chances to score. But we weren t clinical enough.
We didn t want to let the fans down, we wanted to give everything and that was the dressing room speech. We couldn t let the game go. We were really angry about it.
Football is all about the fans. The last week was unacceptable, and we didn t want to repeat that. With them, we really appreciated their support. They were fighting with us.
