Tottenham Claim Rare Victory Against Manchester United

 

Tottenham claimed crucial maximum points from their 1-0 win against Manchester United and moved the ranks in the EPL standings as the Red Devils dropped behind. 

In the first quarter, James Maddison(Tottenham set the Spurs ahead. He was in the right place at the right time to pounce on the rebound inside the box and gleefully rifled the ball home, giving Spurs their first home victory in the Premier League since early November.

United could not make a comeback as the hosts held strongly to the lead. The game ended as the Spurs' first back-to-back defeat of United in a single Premier League season for the first time in 35 years. 

Arguably the two biggest underperformers of this Premier League season clashed as Spurs host The United, With the home boss Ange Postecoglou potentially facing another must-win scenario to keep his job, the Australian finds himself under further pressure after Spurs were dumped out of both the FA Cup and EFL Cup last week while suffering a seven-match winless run in Premier League home matches.

Overview 

United's situation continues to get unpleasant as they struggle through games and drop down the stats over their inability to win. The Red Devils were compelled to pace in their quest to equalize but Tottenham dictated the game. Considering United's reserve, that did not look impressive. It was evident they were up for a difficult day having trailed.

Nevertheless, there were yet commendable performances from the team, Harry Maguire rightly manned the defense, and Bruno Fernandes kept the deliveries coming but the Spurs rendered Ramus Holjund anonymous. Spurs had plenty of counters and were well spread out to gain penetration in United's half but they barely could make something out of those.