‘Self-inflicted’ drama reveals a Tottenham truth amid Manchester United ‘chaos’
2 weeks, 6 days ago

‘Self-inflicted’ drama reveals a Tottenham truth amid Manchester United ‘chaos’

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Son Heung-Min of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates with teammates Radu Dragusin and Yves Bissouma after scoring his team’s fourth goal It was incredible that Son’s goal was needed in the first place. open image in gallery Ruben Amorim, manager of Manchester United, congratulates Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur manager, at the end of the match Facing a collapse, Spurs found resolve without 10 first-team players. “We made it tighter than the game should have been, but I’m still so proud of the players’ efforts.” Postecoglou picked as strong a side as he could manage given Tottenham’s injuries, while Amorim left Marcus Rashford at home for the second game in a row. open image in gallery Fraser Forster of Tottenham Hotspur laments another soft goal for United Amorim’s side had started to grow into the contest before half time, yet just 46 seconds after the restart United switched off and then unravelled, conceding another.

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