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Goals by Cristiano Ronaldo, Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford were the inevitable difference between two dysfunctional teams who had both been in crisis, but with one spending an awful lot more than the other.
That is what has again spared Ole Gunnar Solskjaer immediate pressure, as he once more got a win just when all seemed lost. That will see all focus now go on Nuno Espirito Santo - and, judging by this crowd, Daniel Levy - after an utterly dismal 3-0 defeat.
That was what was really predictable.
It was not just that Solskjaer got the win he always tends to in such situations. It was that the predictability of Spurs’ tepid approach made it a certainty. United could willingly look on White Hart Lane and be glad they don’t have those problems.
While the travelling supporters offered their usual show of support to Solskjaer regardless of circumstances, that really wasn’t the case from the home fans.
The boos just got louder as the game went on, to the point they became deafening, and culminating in shouts that the manager didn’t know what he was doing and that Daniel Levy should follow him out of the club.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
22 mins: Tottenham’s best moment of the match. Lucas fires a ball into Lo Celso, who skips in between Varane and Maguire. He’s brought down on the edge of the box and Maguire is booked, although it was maybe Varane who committed the foul.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
20 mins: Spurs work the ball out to Davies on the left and the full-back’s cross is blocked by Wan-Bissaka. Spurs appeal for handball but Wan-Bissaka’s arms were by his sides. Lo Celso’s corner is cleared at the near post, to further groans from the home fans.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
19 mins: Shaw gets caught on the ball by Romero and the Manchester United defender hauls Lucas to the ground as he looked to break. He earns the first booking of the match.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
17 mins: There are a few groans of frustration as Spurs struggle to advance the ball forward. United look quite comfortable in their shape - but it’s important to note that they need to win this match to keep up with the pace being set by those above them in the table.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
15 mins: Kane catches Varane with his arm as both players go up to head the ball. The play is being broken up at the moment by fouls and loose passes.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
13 mins: Shaw finds a good pocket of space out wide as McTominay switches play. The full-back looks to drill the ball across to Ronaldo at the back post by Dier sweeps up and clears. Shaw and Wan-Bissaka are enjoying plenty of space in the wing-back areas.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
11 mins: Varane steps out to deny a Lucas ball forward to Kane as Romero is pressured into clearing the ball into touch by Cavani and Shaw.
Both teams are still trying to figure each other out and you can feel the tension in both sides.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
9 mins: United are begging to warm up in an attacking sense. Fernandes sees a shot blocked by Romero in the box before Wan-Bissaka looks for Ronaldo at the back post, but the cross is too long.
Tottenham 0-0 Man United
7 mins: United come forward through Fernandes, and after Tottenham drop in the Portuguese whips a ball into the box. Cavani is on the front foot and beats Romero to the ball, glancing his header wide of goal. The Uruguayan scored a crucial goal here in United’s 3-1 win last season.
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