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Sep 9, 2017 at 5.30pm UK
 
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2-2

FT(HT: 1-1)
Rashford (44'), Lukaku (57')

Manchester United surrender 100% start at Stoke City

Manchester United return to the top of the Premier League despite surrendering their 100% start to the season at Stoke City.

Manchester United have returned to the top of the Premier League despite being held to a 2-2 draw away to Stoke City and surrendering their 100% start to the domestic campaign.

The Red Devils dominated possession in the first period, but the hosts took the lead against the run of play just minutes before half time when Mame Diouf's cross was turned in by Maxim Choupo-Moting from close range.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting celebrates opening the scoring during the Premier League game between Stoke City and Manchester United on September 9, 2017© SilverHub

However, there was still time for United to equalise ahead of the referee's whistle, and they did just that one minute later as Henrikh Mkhitaryan's corner was headed towards goal by Paul Pogba and scrambled over the line by in-form striker Marcus Rashford.

Jose Mourinho's side took the lead early in the second half when Mkhitaryan capped off a counter-attack by putting Romelu Lukaku clean through on goal, the Belgian international beating Jack Butland between the Stoke sticks at the second time of asking to make it 2-1.

Just as United did to them in the first period, the Potters pegged their opponents back immediately, with Choupo-Moting on hand again to place a close-range header into the net just moments after David de Gea had produced an exceptional save to deny Jese on the volley.

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting gets his second during the Premier League game between Stoke City and Manchester United on September 9, 2017© Offside

The visitors had the best chances to take maximum points and missed a golden opportunity in the 81st minute when substitute Anthony Martial laid the ball on a platter for Lukaku in front of goal, but the Frenchman's cross rebounded off the former Everton striker's shin and bounced behind for a goal kick.

Butland then produced heroics in stoppage time to keep out a header from Phil Jones, diving to his left to palm the goal-bound effort clear and salvage a point for Mark Hughes's Potters.

The draw moves United ahead of their local rivals Manchester City at the top of the league table on goal difference, while Stoke sit in 10th place.

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