The dead as Herrera flick snatches a point

whose shot was blocked. The ball had rolled out of play by a good yard.

The deadlock was broken in the 12th minute when Michael Obafemi declined to shoot, choosing to feed Stuart Armstrong on the edge of the box. Wise call. The outcome was inevitable as the in-form Saints midfielder took one touch before rocketing in a low drive for his third goal in two games.

And eight minutes later Mourinho’s frown turned to a scowl after Cedric extended the lead with a stunning free-kick.

Rashford was booked for hacking down Mario Lemina but the real punishment followed as Cedric curled a peach over the wall past despairing De Gea. Against most sides that might have been enough to secure only a fourth league triumph in 22 attempts under Hughes.

But as we know a 0-2 scoreline is like a red rag to a bull for this United side.

It’s almost as if the embarrassment of being second best to inferior opposition is too much to stomach.

It was no surprise it was Rashford who hauled his beloved club back into contention.

Firstly, in the 33rd minute, he did brilliantly to retain possession before producing a killer pass for

Romelu Lukaku to score.

And five minutes later

Rashford produced another perfect cross, this time setting up Herrera for a neat close-range equaliser.