Marcus Rashford sends clear message after Manchester United's draw with Tottenham

Marcus Rashford has insisted Manchester United must 'keep the focus' after letting a two-goal lead slip against Tottenham in the Premier League on Thursday night.

Erik ten Hag's side were leading 2-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium thanks to goal from Jadon Sancho and Rashford in the opening 45 minutes. The Reds had dominated proceedings in the first half, but Spurs scored twice in the second half through Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min to ensure the home side came away with a point.

Rashford, who grabbed his 29th goal of the season in the clash with the London outfit, admitted United were disappointed to have drawn the game, but insisted everyone needed to remain focused as the race to secure a top-four finish continues to intensify.

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The England international took to social media after the match, writing: "We were disappointed to not come away with the victory! We have a lot of important games around the corner and need to keep the focus".

Meanwhile, Ten Hag suggested some Reds players had operated at 90% in the clash, admitting he was unhappy with elements of United's apparently impressive first-half performance.

"Before, I would be happy with a point," Ten Hag said. "And you see first half, although I don't think we played that brilliant, we had complete control. We had an overload in midfield, we used that very well, especially switching from right to left, we used that overload to score both goals."

He added: "We have the worst schedule in the Premier League and it will not change, so we have to take that but it cannot be an excuse. The time is enough to recover so our players are in demand to be ready and today we were not ready. Some thought 90%