Tottenham Hotspur
Hugo Lloris – 8/10
He is certainly one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League and proved that on the day. The French goalkeeper made some smart saves throughout the match, especially denying Pogba in the second half. He couldn’t do much to stop the goal as Mkhitaryan lashed the ball into the back of the net with ferocity.
Kyle Walker – 6/10
Walker had an average game on Spurs’ right side of defence against Anthony Martial. He would be disappointed that he didn’t get forward enough to trouble Darmian more and help his wingers.
Toby Alderweireld – 6/10
Looked a bit sluggish against his high standards but Alderweireld dealt with most United attacks well.
Jan Vertonghen – 6/10
A very similar performance to his centre-back partner, the Belgian had to deal with Ibrahimovic for the majority of the game but when United attacked in numbers, he seemed a bit tentative with his positioning.
Danny Rose – 5.5/10
He would be very disappointed not to have done more further up the field given that he usually excels even against the best opposition right backs. Defensively, he found it hard to cope with the intelligent movement of Henrikh Mkhitaryan and caught him late in the 85th minute which injured him.
Victor Wanyama – 5.5/10
The Kenyan didn’t seem to impose himself on the game and a missed a glorious chance to put Tottenham level when he found himself all alone for a free header.
Moussa Dembele – 6.5/10
The only Tottenham player who was trying to move around with the ball and make things happen, Dembele did what he does best by shielding the ball and making long strides with it in midfield but couldn’t influence the game as he would have wanted. Was substituted in the 67th minute.
Christian Eriksen – 6/10
A very quiet game from Eriksen’s standards, the midfielder tested David de Gea with two smart free kicks but was a bystander for the majority of the game. Put in an absolutely perfect ball in for Wanyama who squandered the chance.
Dele Alli – 5.5/10
Seems to have become a similar story with Dele Alli where he looks for cheap fouls. He didn’t have any sort of impact on the match and didn’t link up well with Harry Kane. Jones had him in his pocket throughout and the young English midfielder would be disappointed at his poor showing.
Son Heung-min – 5.5/10
Seemed to have been given freedom by Mauricio Pochettino to roam around behind Kane and use Eriksen and Alli for quick one-twos but he didn’t have much of an impact on the game. The only notable contribution to the game was a shot he took cutting in from the right side. Was withdrawn as early as the 57th minute.
Harry Kane – 4/10
An abysmal performance from Harry Kane who has been the spark for Tottenham since returning from injury. Seemed to be one-upped by Marcus Rojo throughout the game and didn’t hold up the ball at all to help bring his teammates into the game.
Substitutes
Harry Winks – 6/10
Came on in the 67th minute in place of Moussa Dembele and did his job well. Kept the ball moving as Tottenham looked for an equaliser.
Moussa Sissoko – 7/10
Darmian would be having nightmares about Sissoko after last night. The Frenchman beat Darmian almost at will but failed to deliver a telling cross which is often the case with him.
Georges-Kévin N'Koudou – NA
Came on late in the 83rd minute for Eriksen but didn’t do much for him to be rated.
