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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 0-2 Man United
68 mins: United threaten again as Cavani and Fernandes combine, but Romero is able to get back in time to sweep up.
Rashford is preparing to come on for United.
Tottenham 0-2 Man United
Skipp is then immediately replaced by Ndombele. His mistake in midfield proved costly, but that was ruthless from United’s front three.
That’s the game now, surely? There’s no way Spurs are scoring two goals based on the evidence of the previous hour - their still yet to hit a shot on target.
GOAL! Tottenham 0-2 Man United (CAVANI 64’)
United hit Spurs on the break and it’s a brilliant finish from Cavani! Skipp loses the ball in midfield as Fernandes storms in to win it back. The front three then come alive, with Ronaldo chopping inside before slipping it through to his strike partner. Cavani does the rest, sitting Lloris down before dinking the goalkeeper with a cool finish in front of the United fans.
Tottenham 0-1 Man United
62 mins: McTominay makes another good burst on the edge of the United box before he is brought down to relieve some pressure.
Tottenham 0-1 Man United
60 mins: An hour played and Spurs have yet to test De Gea, while Kane has offered virtually nothing.
Their dominating possession to start this half but the cutting edge is eluding them.
Tottenham 0-1 Man United
59 mins: Wan-Bissaka show good determination to win the ball ahead of Hojbjerg in midfield, as United break forward. Cavani tries to switch the ball to Ronaldo when Fernandes was really the better option, and it runs out play.
Tottenham 0-1 Man United
57 mins: Son makes another run into the right channel as Hojbjerg and Lo Celso look to play a one-two. Maguire gets back to make a crucial challenge. That’s better from Spurs.
Tottenham 0-1 Man United
55 mins: Lo Celso had to be the player to make way, surely. These are worrying times for Nuno unless Spurs can turn this around.
Tottenham 0-1 Man United
53 mins: Lucas plays a clever ball around the corner to Son, whose touch takes him wide of goal.
Spurs make their first change of the game, and it’s Lucas who is brought off in place of Bergwijn.
And the home fans do not like that. There are loud boos in the stadium and chants of “you don’t know what you’re doing” aimed at Nuno from the Spurs faithful.
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