FULL TIME STOKE 2 UNITED 2 MATCH REPORT

THAT'S A WRAP...
That’s all for now, thanks for your company. Join us again in midweek for more of the same. Scroll down to see how we covered the Reds' 2-2 draw against Stoke City.
WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE REDS?
We don’t have to wait long for the next game to come along and it’s a big one as United return to the Champions League by welcoming Swiss champions FC Basel to Old Trafford in our first Group A game on Tuesday night.
STILL TO COME THIS WEEKEND...
There’s three more top-flight games to come as Burnley host Crystal Palace and Newcastle United travel to Swansea City tomorrow, before West Ham United entertain newly-promoted Huddersfield Town in their first home game of the season on Monday night.
MATIC: WE SHOULD HAVE WON
Nemanja Matic reflected on what he felt was two points dropped against Stoke. He told MUTV: "Of course we come here to try to take all three points but we have to be satisfied because on this pitch in this stadium it’s always hard. They're a good team physically and strong but the few chances that we had, we should win but this is football."
DARMIAN: WE CAN IMPROVE
Matteo Darmian has given his reaction to the result. He told MUTV: "Of course one point was not what we wanted at the beginning of the game but we tried in the end to win. In the end it was a tough game against a good team like Stoke. We have to continue because we have to improve and work if we want to stay at the top of the league."
JOSE: A POINT IS A POINT
Jose Mourinho wasn't satisfied but expressed he accepts the result as the Reds failed to win at Stoke for the fifth successive season. He said: "It was a difficult match for different reasons. They fought hard and probably deserved a point. A point is a point. It is not what we came for but a point is a point."
MATCH REPORT
It was a breathless contest in Staffordshire but United were ultimately left frustrated. Read our account of the game.
REACTION ON THE WAY
We will have reaction from the United dressing room to come. Stay tuned for more here and on ManUtd.com soon.
FULL-TIME STATS
Possession: Stoke 37% United 63%
Shots: Stoke 10 United 18
Shots on target: Stoke 5 United 8
Corners: Stoke 5 United 11
WHERE DOES THE RESULT LEAVE US?
The draw means the end of our 100 per cent winning start to the seasonafter conceding for the first time in the league this term but the Reds are still top of the table this evening, ahead of second-placed Manchester City on goal difference.
FT: STOKE 2 UNITED 2
And that is that! An entertaining match ends honours even. Choupo-Moting netted twice for the hosts, but the Reds replied through Rashford and Lukaku. We might have deserved more but have to settle for a point on a difficult ground to come to.
90+3 - We're into the final minute of allocated stoppage time and United are still pushing for a late goal to steal all three points. Pogba pokes an effort over the crossbar inside a packed penalty area. It was a difficult one for the Frenchman to keep down.
90+1 - So close! It's a dramatic ending here as United press for a winner, with Valencia winning a corner which Mata takes. Zouma inadvertently glances the ball towards his own goal and Butland makes a fine reaction save from point-blank range. A fantastic stop, to be fair.
90 - Chance! After Mata is tripped by Allen, Lukaku fires a free-kick into the wall and then his second attempt is also blocked. We're into four minutes of added time.
88 - An opportunity for United as Lukaku tries to get on the end of Lingard's low cross at the near post but Butland gets there first.
86 - Martial is penalised for challenging Zouma near the touchline and Shaqiri's free-kick comes to nothing. Time is slowly running out for United here. Can we find a trademark late winner?
SUBSTITUTION FOR UNITED
84 - Mkhitaryan, who played his part in the second United goal scored by Lukaku, makes way for Jesse Lingard.
82 - Neil Swarbrick has refereed this game sensibly and is yet to brandish a yellow card. He penalises Pogba for a foul and comes over to have a word with Mark Hughes, who was asking why the Frenchman wasn't punished further. Shaqiri's free-kick is easily gathered by De Gea at the end of it.
81 - Chance! Lukaku meets a Martial cross but his finish is agonisingly too high. That was the opportunity for United.
80 - We're into the final 10 minutes and we're still locked level. United still have Jesse Lingard to come on in terms of attacking options. The tempo has dropped somewhat in the last few minutes.
78 - Bailly does well with a strong but fair challenge on Shaqiri, who then tries to catch De Gea out at the near post from the resulting corner but the ball drops into the side netting.
77 - Pogba has a go from distance but his shot is gathered in by Butland. Both sides will still feel that they can win this game, the way it's going.
SUBSTITUTION FOR STOKE
76 - Jese Rodriguez makes way to a standing ovation from the home fans as former West Brom striker Saido Berahino, who has scored twice against United in the past, enters the action.
75 - United tend to come strong in the closing stages of games, as we saw against West Ham and Swansea last month, and need something similar today if our winning start is to continue. A Stoke change is on the way...
DOUBLE SUBSTITUTION FOR UNITED
72 - The Reds make two changes as Rashford and Herrera make way for Juan Mata and Anthony Martial. It's Mata's 150th appearance for United. Can the Spaniard mark it in the grand manner? Let's hope so.
LUKAKU CELEBRATES GIVING UNITED THE LEAD
70 - You can hardly catch your breath in this game. Choupo-Moting, on a hat-trick, has been impressive for Stoke and chances his arm from distance with a shot which flies wide. Two United changes are on the way.
66 - It's end-to-end stuff and the stadium is absolutely rocking. The Premier League is most definitely back! Mkhitaryan's corner is clawed away by Butland and Valencia fires a shot narrowly wide from 22 yards as United come back for more.
GOAL - STOKE 2 UNITED 2 (CHOUPO-MOTING 63')
Choupo-Moting gets his second of the game as he gets free to head home Shaqiri's corner. United will be disappointed with that goal. It's all square again.
62 - What a save! Jese must have thought he had equalised as he met an Eric Pieters' cross six yards out but De Gea pulls off a remarkable save. A top stop from the Spaniard!
61 - Mkhitaryan slides the ball through to Rashford but the forward is flagged offside. It's an open game and there could be goals still at either end.
57 - Yes! Lukaku fires the Reds in front to complete the turnaround. Credit to Darmian, who stole the ball from Allen and ran forward before picking out Mkhitaryan. The assist king slides through an inch-perfect pass to an onside Lukaku, who was denied by Butland initially but blasts home at the second attempt. It's his fifth goal in as many games. Get in!
GOAL! STOKE 1 UNITED 2 (LUKAKU 57')
RASHFORD SCORES!
52 - Choupo-Moting is flagged offside by assistant referee Darren Cann as he latches on to a raking Fletcher pass. The hosts are having the better of the game at the moment.
50 - Pogba picks up the ball in the middle but the Frenchman's curling effort is straight at Butland. Meanwhile, Phil Jones makes a fine intervention as Shaqiri tries to release Jese in behind.
49 - Stoke have the first attack of the second half as Shaqiri's cross is headed behind by Matteo Darmian. United are having to battle out there now. It's just been confirmed there are 3,000 United fans in the away end. They will be hoping to see another win today but it's proving tough at the moment.
SIR ALEX IN THE HOUSE
Legendary former Reds boss Sir Alex Ferguson regularly attends United games and he's watching on from the stands at the bet365 Stadium today. Good to see you, Sir Alex.
SUBSTITUTION FOR STOKE
There's been a change at the break for Stoke as Bruno Martins Indi comes on to replace Geoff Cameron.
KICK-OFF: STOKE 1 UNITED 1
46 - Lukaku gets the ball rolling and we are back under way. Come on, the Reds!
REDS READY TO RESUME
The players are heading back out onto the pitch, which can only mean one thing - the second half is almost upon us!
RAPID REDS RESPONSE
There were 161 seconds between the two goals as United wasted no time in getting back into the game after falling behind for the first time in the league this term. 1-1 was probably a fair reflection of the first half but the Reds will still be confident of picking up another three points.
HALF-TIME STATS
Possession: Stoke 31% United 69%
Shots: Stoke 6 United 7
Shots on target: Stoke 3 United 4
Corners: Stoke 2 United 4
HT: STOKE 1 UNITED 1
And there goes the whistle! The two meetings between the sides ended 1-1 last term and that's the score at the break after an eventful end to the half. The Reds conceded their first league goal of the season but recovered immediately as Rashford cancels out Choupo-Moting's opener. Let's hope we can kick on in the second half.
46 - Get in! United reply instantly. They say you are at your most vulnerable when you've just scored and it applies here to Stoke. Rashford deflects in Pogba's goalbound header to score his second goal of the season. He didn't know much about it but the Reds don't care. We are level!
GOAL! STOKE 1 UNITED 1 (RASHFORD 45+1')
44 - So for the first time this season, the Reds have had to come from behind. There will be two minutes of added time.
GOAL - STOKE 1 UNITED 0 (CHOUPO-MOTING 43')
Cameroon international Eric Choupo-Moting sweeps home on the half volley from Mame Biram Diouf's cross six yards out to score his first goal for Stoke City. It's the first goal United have conceded in the Premier League this season.
40 - The United defence are playing with their heads up and looking for Rashford over the top early. It's proving difficult to break down the Stoke defence. Five minutes until half-time.
38 - After Fletcher's foul on Pogba, Matic's left-footed free-kick wasn't executed in the way the Serbian would have hoped as it's easily cleared by Cameron.
35 - United are finding it difficult to create clear-cut chances as Stoke are putting a real shift in. It's not for the want of trying though.
33 - Former United forward Mame Biram Diouf, who is playing on the right hand side for Stoke, has shaken off a knock. As play resumes, Valencia gets in behind from Herrera's pass but his cross-shot is too heavy for anyone to get on the end of.
31 - Oh so close! Lukaku links up well with Valencia and delivers a dangerous low cross which is turned behind for a corner by Zouma. It could so easily have been an own goal but the defender did well. Soon after, Matic sends a left-footed piledriver harmlessly over the crossbar.
UNITED FANS WATCH ON FROM THE AWAY END...
29 - Another Shaqiri effort, another De Gea save! One for the cameras, as they say! The Spaniard springs through the air to clutch the ball as the Stoke man unleashes another speculative shot.
27 - De Gea makes his first real save of the day, diving to his left to keep out Shaqiri's fierce shot from 20 yards. At the other end, Rashford's low effort is pushed away by Butland before Lukaku is flagged offside as he latched onto the loose ball.
25 - Pogba attempts to release Rashford in behind early with a fine pass but Butland read it well and comes to the edge of his box to chest it into Cameron's path. It's a competitive affair out there.
24 - Close! Bailly steps out of defence and picks out a defence-splitting pass for Rashford, who escapes in the left channel and forces a low save from Butland with his feet. The closest United have come so far.
23 - There's been some neat and tidy passing between Darren Fletcher and Joe Allen in the Stoke midfield but Herrera, Pogba and Matic have been doing their best to close them down quickly. 
20 - Lukaku, who has scored four goals for United and hit four for Belgium during the international break, is then released in behind and forces a save from Stoke keeper Jack Butland but the linesman's flag was raised for offside.
19 - Lukaku latches onto Herrera's forward pass and delivers a low cross towards Pogba which is turned behind by Geoff Cameron for a corner, which was delivered at pace by Mkhitaryan but no-one could make a telling connection.
18 - Choupo-Moting blazes a shot over the crossbar from long range. He's looking the most dangerous player for Stoke, who are being made to work hard by United so far.
BAILLY CHASES DOWN CHOUPO-MOTING
16 - United are seeing more of the ball and threatening to find space in behind, with Rashford in particular looking lively. Stoke are keeping the Reds at bay so far, but for how long?
13 - A handball by Fletcher presents a free-kick opportunity on the left hand side for the Reds but Henrikh Mkhitaryan's low delivery is easily dealt with by Stoke debutant Kevin Wimmer.
10 - Ander Herrera's cutback is cleared by former Reds midfielder Darren Fletcher after a positive burst by Marcus Rashford in the final third. United are settling well into the game.
08 - United, wearing our slick black away kit today, are starting to impose themselves on the game by enjoying some possession. It's been a bright start to proceedings. The sun is out too!
05 - David De Gea claims Xherdan Shaqiri's corner, which was too close to the keeper. There's a lot of pushing and shoving going on inside the penalty area. Plenty for referee Neil Swarbrick to keep an eye on.
04 - The first sighting of goal in the game falls to Stoke as former Real Madrid forward Jese Rodriguez, who scored the winner against Arsenal on his Stoke debut, slithers a shot wide of the far post after running in behind the Reds defence.
03 - At the other end, Romelu Lukaku tries to manoeuvre his way into the Stoke penalty area but the Belgian is tackled by Stoke's on-loan Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma, who worked under Mourinho at Stamford Bridge.
02 - Within the first 70 seconds, Choupo-Moting - who has recovered from a hamstring injury to retain his place in the Stoke line-up - races clear into the penalty area but Eric Bailly makes a fine recovery tackle to concede the first corner of the game.
KICK-OFF: STOKE 0 UNITED 0
01 - Stoke City get the ball rolling and we are under way. Come on United!
MATCH STARTED
WE'RE ALMOST READY...
The players are heading out of the tunnel and onto the pitch. Former Reds captain Rio Ferdinand has predicted a win - let's hope he's right! Kick-off is fast approaching...

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