Good evening and welcome to live coverage of Tottenham Hotspur's trip to Old Trafford, where there will be as much attention paid to the touchline as the pitch as Jose Mourinho faces Manchester United for the first time since he was sacked by United last season. As if that wasn't enough narrative to accompany a game between two top-four rivals, the spectre of ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino looms large over United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, whose future is far from certain.
- M. Rashford(6', 49' PEN)
- D. Alli(39')
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FT: Man United 2-1 Tottenham. United win - and what a win for Solskjaer! Rashford was absolutely superb, scoring twice, and that scoreline flatters Spurs as Mourinho tastes defeat on his Old Trafford return.
A swivelling Alli makes a good connection on his snapshot but De Gea makes a strong save.
Shaw looks to have released Rashford, but he's forced wide by the curve of the ball, hesitates and then sees his shit blocked.
Fred carries the ball clear from the corner and then plays in Shaw, but he is foolishly offside.
Wan-Bissaka blocks a cross but concedes a corner.
Four added minutes.
Son is finally getting into the game, but this time his cross is blocked.
De Gea saves a low shot from Ndombele that never had enough power to trouble him.
Shaw on, Lingard off.
On
L. Shaw
Off
J. Lingard
Lo Celso is Mourinho's last roll of the dice.
On
G. Lo Celso
Off
M. Sissoko
Aurier now crosses straight at De Gea.
McTominay loses the ball in a bad area and Spurs break, but Aurier ends up shooting straight at De Gea.
Greenwood - unspectacular but nonetheless commendable tonight - is replaced by Pereira. That should add a body in midfield.
On
A. Pereira
Off
M. Greenwood
Son makes room with a couple of step-overs and unleashes a pacy cross, but it;s too high for Aurier at the back post.
The game has lost its way in the last 10 minutes or so. That probably suits Spurs, but they are still far from dominant.
McTominay angrily bumps into Gazzaniga, leading the referee to have a word.
Winks makes way for Ndombele.
On
T. N'Dombele
Off
H. Winks
SPurs break from said corner and have a numbers advantage, but Sissoko slices a raking cross and that allows De Gea to claim.
With Wan-Bissaka on the overlap, James elects to shoot and Gazzaniga saves. United do win a corner though.
Winks is down after twisting his ankle.