WATCH | Ryan Mason pleased with Tottenham's fightback in draw with Man United

Tottenham interim coach Ryan Mason was delighted with the fighting spirit shown by his side who came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Thursday.

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Spurs were coming off the back of a 6-1 drubbing away to Newcastle last Sunday and looked in trouble again when Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford fired United into a 2-0 half-time lead.

But Mason rallied his players at the break and they hit back strongly in the second half, with goals from Pedro Porro and Son Heung-min rescuing the result and reminding home fans of their team's powers of recovery after the debacle on Tyneside.

That result led to the sacking of interim coach Cristian Stellini by Daniel Levy, and the Tottenham chairperson was the target of Spurs fans' anger in the first half when it looked like their team would be overrun.

Mason, who has been installed until the end of the season whilst Levy searches for a permanent successor to Antonio Conte, said he was proud of his players for their fight and the way they went at United with the Newcastle result fresh in their minds.

"It's been difficult after Sunday because the manner in which we lost wasn't nice for anyone to be involved with," said Mason. "But the most important thing now until the end of the season will always be to stick together as a team.

"Football - small details can change games, change results but ultimately the most important thing is to be together. And to everyone - the fans, the outside world looking in, they'll see a team that's solid and united together. And when you are that you have a chance of success.

"[We have] big character, big personalities, stuck together, kept believing and acted as a team throughout the whole game. That pleases me after what