LONDON. Tottenham Hotspur manages to recover against Manchester United with a goal on the J. Sancho 7′ and a goal on the M. Rashford 44′. Manchester United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London. The referee was Anthony Taylor assisted by Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 50.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 60% while Tottenham Hotspur was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Manchester United to win the encounter​.

Tottenham Hotspur shot 18 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Manchester United shot 17 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg). Regarding the opposition, Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Victor Lindelöf).

Standings

After playing this match, Tottenham Hotspur will have 54 points like Aston Villa to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Manchester United will have 60 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away against Aston Villa on the 13th of May with a 19-5 head to head record in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (7 draws).

Manchester United will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 13th of May with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Ryan Mason decided to play with the following team: Fraser Forster (7.4), Cristian Romero (7.8), Eric Dier (6.4), Clément Lenglet (6.1), Pedro Porro (7.2), Oliver Skipp (6.8), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (7.2), Ivan Perišić (7.1), Heung-min Son (8.0), Richarlison (6.7) and Harry Kane (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas Moura, Pape Matar Sarr, Brandon Austin, Arnaut Danjuma (6.2), Ben Davies (6.4), Japhet Tanganga, Davinson Sánchez, Romaine Mundle and Dejan Kulusevski (6.4).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 4 changes: Richarlison for Dejan Kulusevski (61′), Pedro Porro for Arnaut Danjuma (77′), Ivan Perisic for Ben Davies (77′) and Heung-min Son for Japhet Tanganga (87′).

Best player: Harry Kane​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Harry Kane.

His rating is (8.2) with 35 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erik ten Hag played with: David De Gea (7.5), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (6.8), Victor Lindelöf (7.0), Luke Shaw (7.0), Diogo Dalot (7.0), Casemiro (6.8), Christian Eriksen (6.9), Antony (7.2), Bruno Fernandes (7.8), Jadon Sancho (7.3) and Marcus Rashford (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fred (6.5), Anthony Martial (6.1), Brandon Williams, Wout Weghorst (6.4), Marcel Sabitzer, Jack Butland, Anthony Elanga, Facundo Pellistri and Tyrell Malacia (6.7).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Christian Eriksen for Fred (61′), Jadon Sancho for Anthony Martial (61′), Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Tyrell Malacia (71′) and Antony for Wout Weghorst (71′).

Best player: Bruno Fernandes​

The most impressive player for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes.

His rating is (7.8) with 48 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Southampton – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
• Tottenham Hotspur – Manchester United – 2-2
• Everton – Newcastle United – 1-4