JOE ALLEN cancelled out Anthony Martial's strike to gift Stoke a draw at Old Trafford.
A rather uneventful first 45 minutes was brought to life after the break when Martial's first Premier League goal in six matches gave United the lead.
But Joe Allen capitalised on an error from the Red Devils defence to equalise with little under ten minutes to go.
Martial and Wayne Rooney were brought on midway through the second half and within two minutes of entering the fray the two combined to get United up and running, albeit Rooney's involvement was via an interception that fell into Martial's path.
But there was no doubt once the 20-year-old picked up the ball inside the box before unleashing a perfectly placed shot into the top right hand corner.
United had dominated possession, and the majority of chances, but a lapse in concentration at the back on 83 minutes allowed Allen to capitalise on a rebound off the crossbar before tapping into the empty net and levelling the match 1-1.
Paul Pogba should have won it for Old Trafford club late on when Marcus Rashford picked out the Frenchman unmarked in the box but he somehow crashed his header against the woodwork from just a few yards out.
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