MANCHESTER. Manchester United prevailed over Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 thanks to C. Ronaldo who scored in the 12th, 38th and 81st minute. Tottenham Hotspur lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Moss who was helped by Marc Perry and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 6 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 7
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 89 Attack 122
- 24 Dangerous attack 69
- 93 Ball safe 85
- 9 Free Kicks 7
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
Fouls
- 8 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Tottenham Hotspur was in firm control of the ball 57% while Manchester United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tottenham Hotspur was more pushing with 69 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Manchester United succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Manchester United shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (Fred and P. Pogba). Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (E. Dier).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Manchester United will have 50 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur will stay with 45 points to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will host Norwich City on the 16th of April with a 10-2 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).
Tottenham Hotspur will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 16th of April with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United
80'
85'
12', 38', 81'
Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ralf Rangnick decided to play with the following team: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Raphaël Varane , Harry Maguire , Alex Telles , Nemanja Matić , Fred , Marcus Rashford , Paul Pogba , Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo .
The home team had on the bench: Phil Jones, Dean Henderson, Edinson Cavani , Juan Mata, Victor Lindelöf , Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Anthony Elanga , Eric Bailly and Jesse Lingard.
Substitutions
Manchester United made 3 changes: M. Rashford for A. Elanga (68′), N. Matic for E. Cavani (80′) and C. Ronaldo for V. Lindelof (83′).
Best player: Jadon Sancho
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Jadon Sancho even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Tottenham Hotspur – Formation
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Antonio Conte played with: Hugo Lloris , Cristian Romero , Eric Dier , Ben Davies , Matt Doherty , Rodrigo Bentancur , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Sergio Reguilón , Dejan Kulusevski , Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane .
They had on the bench: Joe Rodon, Harry Winks, Pierluigi Gollini, Steven Bergwijn, Davinson Sánchez, Lucas Moura , Emerson Royal, Dane Scarlett and Harvey White.
Substitutions
Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: D. Kulusevski for Lucas Moura (78′), B. Davies for S. Bergwijn (87′) and R. Bentancur for H. Winks (88′).
Best player: Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
The most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
His rating is with 85 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Brentford – Burnley – 2-0
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Liverpool – 0-2
- Manchester United – Tottenham Hotspur – 3-2
