Tottenham went down 3-1 to Manchester United to leave their top-four hopes and Jose Mourinho’s job hanging by a thread.
In predictable fashion, Spurs squandered a lead to comeback kings United, who increased the pressure on leaders Man City with second-half goals from Fred, Edinson Cavani and Mason Greenwood.
In a first-half mired with controversy, Spurs took the lead when Heung-min Son scored minutes after a Cavani goal was disallowed by the VAR for a Scott McTominay foul on the South Korean in the build-up.
Dan Kilpatrick was in north London to run the rule over the Spurs players...
Hugo Lloris 5
Beaten too easily at the near post for Greenwood’s goal. Hard to blame him for the other two and made a smart one-handed save to deny Bruno Fernandes.
Serge Aurier 4
Failed to pick up Cavani for the second goal in a shaky defensive display. Offered little going forward.
Eric Dier 5
Looked unsteady on his first League appearance since February. Made an important block to deny Paul Pogba.
Joe Rodon 6
Played his part in unsure error-strewn Spurs defensive display but once again felt like the best of a bad bunch.
Sergio Reguilon 5
Hesitated to get forward, which is his real strength, and loose with the ball. Fatally nutmegged in the build-up to United’s winner.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 5
Kept the ball moving and industrious but never hurt United in possession.
Tanguy Ndombele 6
Worked hard and played a big part in Son’s goal with a crisp pass into Kane. Tired too early and had to be replaced, though.
Giovani Lo Celso 5
Tenacious and a nuisance without the ball and involved in the build-up to Son’s goal. But loose in possession and still looks short of match-sharpness.
Lucas Moura 6
Continues to justify his selection ahead of Gareth Bale and Dele Alli, setting up Son’s goal, and battled hard. Often loose with the ball when it mattered though.
Heung-min Son 6
Equalled his best goal tally in a Premier League season with number 14, a cool back-post finish, but was otherwise poor. Hesitated time and again in the final third and looks a shadow of his best self.
Harry Kane 7
Hard to fault his effort, as usual, and provided moments of quality, including a sublime touch to create Spurs’s goal.
Substitutes
- Moussa Sissoko (Lo Celso 61’) 5: Offered little, barring a comically mistimed shot, after his introduction.
- Erik Lamela (Ndombele 78’) 5: Spurs conceded seconds after his introduction and could not help turn the tide.
- Gareth Bale (Lucas 82’) 5: Ignored until it was too late and could not save Spurs.
Not used: Hart, Alderweireld, Tanganga, Winks, Dele, Vinicius.
