Hair-raising Late Equalizer: United's Five-Win Quest Stalls in London

Match Recap

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Frank Elliott, a Manchester United fan dubbed 'the hairiest,' was left gutted after Tomas Suchyck's goal for West Ham in the London Stadium, in matchweek 26 of the Premier League.

Frank Elliott had begun a strange challenge of his own in October, vowing not to cut his hair until the Red Devils win five consecutive games, something that has not happened for over a year.

Over that period, United has been led by Dutchman Erik ten Hag and Ruben Amorim, now with Michael Carrick, but the side failed to win five straight.

Since Carrick took charge last month, the team has regained its form, consistently collecting points with performances that surprised even United's most optimistic fans.

Carrick has four straight wins over City, Arsenal, Fulham, and Tottenham, but stumbled today against West Ham with a 1-1 draw.

Suchyck opened West Ham's scoring in the 50th minute, before Benjamin Sesko equalized for United in the 90+6th minute, sparking a late point for the Reds and lifting them to 45 points in fourth.

And Frank appeared in a video circulating on social media, shocked by the West Ham goal, knowing he'd have to restart the count from scratch, hoping for five straight wins to finally cut his hair.

Punchline 1: If hair growth were a Premier League stat, Frank would be top of the table.

Punchline 2: In football as in life, sometimes the best comeback is a good joke—and a good barber.