No Harry Kane in the initial
eleven for the Spurs meant an opportunity to deliver for Jose Mourinho and
company, having the edge of playing at home and not seeing in the field the
likes of Wonder Boy.
With a completely
sold out Old Trafford Stadium, the lads of Manchester United were to play against
one of the most improved of squads in Premiership, the Tottenham Hotspurs.
As the Theater of
Dreams once again lived a classic match between two geniuses of the game with
experience versus dynamic, with Jose Mourinho years of extensive knowledge
versus the likes of Mauricio Pochettino go ahead approach.
For the Argentinian
coming to the colossus of Trafford Road to put in display, the revolutionary
game he has instituted in this parts of London and making not only a contender of
this squad but an armada.
The brilliance lately
shown by the Spurs in this campaign and following closely the likes of United
in the overall table was somehow a sort of a match considered a tight affair
between these two titans.
Before this match,
the odds of a positive result were endless for the Lilywhites.
That’s why Jose
Mourinho did not took a lose but a cautionary approach in this match, despite
the absence of Kane in the Spurs, that did not deterred the likes of Poche and company
of displaying their one of a kind game.
A one contested match
since the get go with both squads looking forward to find an opening in either
ones boxes, with both David De Gea and Hugo Lloris putting on their best
performances all afternoon long.
As Jose Mourinho
sending a 3-4-1-2 formations heading the Portuguese attack were Romelu Lukaku
and Marcus Rashford accompanied by Henrik Mkhitaryan, the possibilities were
endless for the Red Devil players.
In Mauricio
Pochettino strategy putting in play a 3-5-1-1 formation with both Delle Alli
and Son Heung- Min, the sky was the limit for the Argentina native and his bunch
of netting a positive result despite their notable absence in his initial eleven.
One thing for sure
despite the match turning a bit in the side of the locals with arrivals in the
posts defended successfully by the Lloris all afternoon long and keeping at bay
and enjoying pure genuine good luck in some plays.
Very well the foursome
in the Spurs defense headed by Toby Alderweireld, Serge Aurier, Eric Dier and Jan
Vertonghen that held their ground and ending the momentum in multiple occasions
the intentions of goal of Lukaku and Mkhitaryan.
The Spurs Delle Alli
and Christian Ericksen too put in test the Manu defense with both making
attempts to beat the likes of David De Gea who put one of his best performances
too and denied the visitors the goals that could made the difference in the
end.
As Mourinho making
his first substitutions of the game bringing Jesse Lingard in for Henrik
Mkhitaryan in the 65, five minutes later Anthony Martial for Marcus Rashford
that at the made the difference.
Earlier the Spurs
Pochetino made in the 62 substituted the likes of Moussa Sissoko and Son Heung-
Min for Mousa Dembele and Fernando Llorente to institute a more vigorous attack.
At the end, the strategy
and all the right moves were for the Portuguese who saw his accuracy paid off
when the combination of Romelu Lukaku to Anthony Martial did the unthinkable of beating Hugo Lloris to score the
lone goal of this defensive minded match.
For Jose Mourinho
this win over one of the most talented of managers was a one of a kind feat and
seen as fundamental to keep up with their cross town foes the Citizens who also
won and the league table seeing a one two Manchester dominance.
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