Edinson Cavani and Mason Greenwood seal Manchester United comeback win at Tottenham Hotspur
Past due targets via Edinson Cavani and Mason Greenwood sealed Manchester United a 3-1 comeback win in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur, cementing their position within the Premier League top-four and leaving the London membership’s hopes of becoming a member of them having a look slender on Sunday.
Cavani had a purpose controversially dominated out in an another way boring first half of in a while earlier than Son Heung-min gave Tottenham a 40th-minute lead with their first shot not off course.
The second one half of used to be way more energetic with United dominant.
Fred equalised from shut vary simply earlier than the hour-mark and Cavani then made up for his first-half frustration via diving to go house within the 79th minute.
The nearest Tottenham got here to an equaliser used to be when Cavani headed an tried clearance in opposition to his personal publish.
However replace Greenwood made positive of the win when he fired previous Hugo Lloris with nearly the general kick.
2nd-placed United’s win allowed them to chop runaway leaders Manchester Town’s result in 11 issues having performed one recreation fewer, despite the fact that in all probability extra importantly they’re 9 issues above fifth-placed Chelsea.
Tottenham keep in 7th spot, six issues at the back of fourth-placed West Ham United.
It used to be a end result that mentioned a lot in regards to the two groups.
Whilst a resilient United at the moment are unbeaten of their final 23 Premier League away video games, simplest 4 wanting Arsenal’s file, Tottenham have now dropped 18 issues from profitable positions within the Premier League this season.
It used to be additionally candy revenge for United who have been crushed 6-1 at house via Tottenham in the beginning of the season.
“We owed Tottenham a right kind recreation — we had that during our minds — and these days used to be a lot better than final time,” United midfielder Scott McTominay mentioned.
The hole half of an hour used to be turgid however issues livened up significantly within the 34th minute when United unfolded Tottenham’s defence with Cavani taking pictures previous Hugo Lloris after being performed in via Paul Pogba.
United’s celebrations have been lower brief although as referee Chris Kavanagh used to be steered via the VAR to test a observe to peer whether or not McTominay had stuck Son within the face together with his arm within the build-up. It had seemed unintended however Kavanagh idea another way, a lot to the disappointment of United’s gamers.
“The sport has long gone. Sport has completely long gone,” United supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer mentioned of the verdict.
To rub salt into United’s wounds, Son opened the scoring in a while afterwards following an extended spell of Tottenham ownership which ended with Harry Kane taking part in in Lucas Moura whose cross used to be became previous Dean Henderson via the South Korean.
Solskjaer mentioned the injustice they felt “kick-started” his workforce and so they have been a lot better after the ruin with Lloris denying Bruno Fernandes with a wonderful low save and Pogba on the subject of back-heeling an equaliser.
The power in the end advised although when United once more unfolded Tottenham’s defence and whilst Lloris did neatly to avoid wasting Cavani’s effort the ball fell for Fred to ram within the equaliser.
Son compelled a good save from Henderson as Tottenham replied however United seemed the more potent aspect and Greenwood, who changed Marcus Rashford within the 72nd minute, picked out Cavani to go his aspect into the lead.
Greenwood then rounded off a shiny cameo efficiency together with his aspect’s 3rd.
