Manchester United booked a hard-fought victory over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday evening. Went into the Premier League game in London the Spurs at half time still in the lead, but in the second company Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team put things in order: 1-3. United remains second with 63 points, while Tottenham remains in seventh place with 49 points. There was no Dutch contribution to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: Donny van de Beek stayed on the bench for ninety minutes the Red Devils, while Steven Bergwijn was not part of the home team’s match selection.
It was Tottenham that scored the first chance through Lucas Moura, whose shot went over the enemy goal through Luke Shaw’s leg. United was only serious for the first time after fifteen minutes of play, when Eric Dier diverted a shot from Marcus Rashford just enough to avoid a hit. Both teams were somewhat cautious in the first half hour, which meant that the number of opportunities imposed was limited. The game seemed to be broken open after 34 minutes.
Cavani was the end station of a nice United attack and finished cold-blooded, but referee Chris Kavanagh rejected the opening goal on the advice of the video referee. The controversial decision was made on the basis of a minor foul by Scott McTominay on Heung-Min Son in the build-up to the goal. Roy Keane retired at half time Sky Sports his dissatisfaction with the controversial moment. “I am very surprised. If that was a violation, we’d all better go home. It is shameless how a player (Son, ed.) Goes to the ground like that, ”said the analyst.
Five minutes later, the opening goal on the other side was still found by Tottenham. After beautiful combination play over several links, the doctrine came via Moura at the feet of Son, who remained cool and put the 1-0 on the scoreboard. In the second act, the South Korean had an excellent opportunity to double the score after a splitting pass from Sergio Reguilón. However, David De Gea saved Son’s attempt with his right foot.
Then it was United’s turn. A shot from Cavani embarrassed goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who was not holding the ball, after which Fred successfully pushed from the rebound: 1-1. Ten minutes before the end of regular playing time, the visitors delivered a second blow. From the right, Bruno Fernandes delivered a tailor-made cross to Cavani, who nodded diagonally: 1-2. The final chord was played by Mason Greenwood, who put the 1-3 final score on the scoreboard from close by. It was the 23rd time in a row that United remained unbeaten in an away game in the Premier League.