Choupo-Moting on the money as United suffer first blip: Stoke City 2-2 Man United

Avishek Chatterjee

9th September 2017 | 6:45 PM

Summary

Maxim Choupo-Moting’s double ended Manchester United’s winning start to the Premier League as Stoke emerged with a creditable 2-2 draw against Jose Mourinho’s men.

Three wins, 10 goals and a hat-trick of clean sheets had given the Old Trafford giants a strong start to the season, yet City boss Mark Hughes spoke of weaknesses in his former club’s armoury ahead of Saturday evening’s encounter.

Choupo-Moting gave credence to his manager’s claim during an entertaining game at the bet365 Stadium, where Stoke’s summer signing opened the scoring and would later secure a point after Marcus Rashford and Romelu Lukaku scored for United.

September is the cruelest month

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