Internet Desk: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was sent to the stands for the second time in a month for showing his frustrations during his sides clash with West Ham at Old Trafford on Sunday.
The United boss kicked a water bottle in anger after referee Jonathan Moss booked midfielder Paul Pogba for an apparent dive during the first half of Sunday’s Premier League encounter.
Mourinho was last sent to the stands during United’s goalless draw with Burnley at the end of October for disputing a decision.
That came after another incident when his behaviour was scrutinised following a rancorous touchline conversation with Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.
The home side found themselves trailing once more to a goal shortly after the kick-off when Diafra Sakho directed Dimitri Payet’s pin-point cross past David De Gea from close range just 90 seconds in.
United were level in the 21st minute as Ibrahimovic nipped in behind the defence to head home Pogba’s delightfully floated cross from close range.
United continued to search for a second goal before the break as Pogba sent a looping header wide of the right post from Mata’s corner before Ibrahimovic did the same from the Spaniard’s cross following a quickly-taken free-kick.
The final action of the first half saw Randolph produce another fine save to deny Lingard following neat inter-passing around the penalty area.
Sakho was presented with a rare chance for the east Londoners nine minutes after the restart as he directed a header over at the near post from a corner, before Payet looked to catch out De Gea with a cheeky free-kick from the right that the keeper tipped over the bar.
Substitute Wayne Rooney gave Randolph more work to do on 68 minutes as he looked to pick out the bottom right corner of the net from the left, while Jones steered his header wide of the right post from a corner and Lingard fizzed a volley straight at the keeper from 19 yards out four minutes later.
Randolph came to the hammers’ rescue again twice in the closing stages as he tipped Pogba’s 19-yard strike around the left post before cutting out Ibrahimovic’s ball back across goal at the near post, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan waiting to pounce.
Ashley Fletcher could have snatched all three points for the visitors with three minutes left, but he failed to beat De Gea at the near post from an acute angle on the right after the youngster had taken the ball past three players.
The draw forced United to drop one place below in the League tables on sixth spot with 20 points from 13 matches.
In another Premier League match Arsenal kept their hopes alive to win the title as they closed the gap with leader Chelsea. The Gunners rode on a brace from Alexis Sanchez to beat Bournemouth 3-1 on Sunday.
Arsene Wenger’s side is within three points of leaders who are on 31 points. Sanchez struck in each half at the Emirates Stadium to take his goal tally for the season to 10. Theo Walcott scored the other goal for the Gunners.