MANCHESTER. Manchester United finds its way back against Tottenham Hotspur with a goal on the Richarlison 19′ and a goal on the R. Bentancur  46′. Tottenham Hotspur was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%)​

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks assisted by Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Tony Harrington. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.02 degrees Celsius or 41.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tottenham Hotspur had a strong ball possession 64% while Manchester United was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tottenham Hotspur was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Tottenham Hotspur to win the contest​.

Manchester United shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 16 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Rasmus Højlund). On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (Rodrigo Bentancur ).

Standings

After playing this match, Manchester United has 32 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur will has 40 points like Arsenal to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will play away with Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 30th of January with a 14-4 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (5 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will host Brentford on the 30th of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (3 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

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

The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: André Onana (7.1), Diogo Dalot (8.4), Jonny Evans (6.7), Raphaël Varane (6.4), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.1), Christian Eriksen (6.7), Kobbie Mainoo (6.6), Alejandro Garnacho (6.7), Bruno Fernandes (7.1), Marcus Rashford  (7.0) and Rasmus Højlund (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Scott McTominay (6.7), Altay Bayındır, Lisandro Martínez (6.6), Casemiro, Antony (6.6), Tom Heaton, Facundo Pellistri, Willy Kambwala and Omari Forson.

Manchester United could not rely on the presence of Lisandro Martínez (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 3 changes: Christian Eriksen for Scott McTominay (58′), Jonny Evans for Lisandro Martínez (63′) and Marcus Rashford  for Antony (88′).

Player of the match: Rasmus Højlund​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Rasmus Højlund.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 13 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

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

Angelos Postecoglou played with: Dejan Kulusevski, Guglielmo Vicario (6.3), Pedro Porro (8.4), Cristian Romero (7.0), Micky van de Ven (6.7), Destiny Udogie (7.5), Oliver Skipp (7.3), Rodrigo Bentancur  (7.9), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6.7), Brennan Johnson (6.7) and Richarlison (7.8), Timo Werner (7.1).

They had on the bench: Emerson Royal, Radu Drăgușin (6.7), Fraser Forster, Brandon Austin, Yago Santiago, Jamie Donley, Alfie Dorrington and Bryan Gil  (6.4).

Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Emerson Royal (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Timo Werner for Bryan Gil  (80′), Oliver Skipp for Radu Drăgușin (85′) and Micky van de Ven for Emerson Royal (89′).

Player of the match: Pedro Porro​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Pedro Porro.

His rating is 8.4 with 56 passes (80% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 20 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Manchester United – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-2
• Everton – Aston Villa – 0-0