Maxim Choupo-Moting brace earns Stoke a draw with Manchester United

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.

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Star man – Maxim Choupo-Moting

The big Cameroon international showed he can help fill the void left by Marko Arnautovic’s exit with two terrific goals, one where he showed excellent movement and the other a fine back-post header.

United’s 100 per cent record falls

The only Premier League side with a 100 per cent record dropped points for the first time this season. Jose Mourinho’s previous teams have won the league on each of the other three occasions they had picked up three points in each of their first four league games but this shows there is still a long, long way to go.

Goalkeeping masterclasses

Both keepers deserved an enormous amount of praise. David De Gea’s reactionary stop to deny Jese Rodriguez which led to the corner from which Choupo-Moting scored his second goal was brilliant, as was Jack Butland’s save to spare Kurt Zouma’s blushes at the death.

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Who’s up next?

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