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Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United - Premier League
Timothy Fosu-Mensah

Ever since Mauricio Pochettino took over as Tottenham Hotspurs’ manager in 2014, the club has since experienced steady growth in terms of performance and staking claim as one of the elite teams in England. Well, football may be an eleven man team sport but on April 10, 2016, Manchester United's performance against Spurs showed the difference that one man can make in a match.

18-year-old Timothy Fosu-Mensah was very instrumental at right back for United even as Spurs dictated play for over 65 minutes. Fosu-Mensah made five tackles, five interceptions and seven important clearances prior to being substituted in the 67th minute.

All of Spurs’ goals by Dele Alli (70), Toby Alderweireld (74) and Erik Lamela (76) in the space of six minutes were scored after Matteo Darmian was deployed at right back.

The three goals were direct crosses from the right flank that Darmian failed to deal with. Spurs won the match 3-0 to keep their title hopes alive.

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