Manchester United strong second half of their visit to Tottenham won them 3-1 victory in London. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team played very well after the break and with goals from Fred (57), Edison Cavani (79) and substitute Mason Greenwood (96) achieved a well-deserved victory. Hyun-Min Son opened the scoring in the 40th minute. In the first half, Cavani’s goal was disallowed due to a foul by McTominey against Son.
The Spurs started aggressively and in the first minutes created dangerous situations in front of Henderson. Moura’s shot was deflected by Shaw, and Son fired past the door. Mourinho’s team had a certain advantage and played more with the ball.
In the 16th minute, the guests organized their first good attack, which went through Bruno Fernandes, Pogba and Cavani and ended with a shot by Rashford. Eric Dyer managed to intervene and deflected the ball, which went past the door.
The pace was not very high, as both teams did not create much in the attacking end. That changed after half an hour of play. In the 33rd minute Cavani sent the ball into the net after being magnificently brought out by Pogba. The situation was reviewed with VAR and the goal was not taken into account. The reason was a violation of McTominey against Son at an earlier stage of the attack. The Man United midfielder hit the opponent in the face with his hand. The blow seemed accidental, but there was no doubt that it was there, and Son fell to the ground. The referee ruled that this was a foul, but he would not have made a mistake if he had allowed a goal.
Son made the Red Devils regret for his presence on the field in the 40th minute when he opened the score. Kane found Moura in an excellent way, who passed to Son in the penalty area, and the South Korean scored with a low shot.
After the break, Solskjaer’s team took the initiative and pressed the opponent. The guests dominated the center of the field through Pogba and Bruno Fernandes. Wan-Bissakas shot straight at Loris’ hands and in the 53rd minute Joe Rodden cleared the ball before it reached Cavani in the penalty area.
A little later, a strong blow from McTominey was saved by the goalkeeper of the hosts. A great combination in front of Tottenham’s penalty area in the 57th minute put Cavani in an excellent position for a shot. Loris intervened, but the ball ended up in Fred and he did not make a mistake equalizing the score.
Man United continued to be the more aggressive team. Loris made a brilliant save after a low shot from Fernandes. Solskjaer put Greenwood into play in place of Rashford and he tried a shot shortly after entering the game. The 19-year-old talent performed excellently and was the biggest factor for the second goal of the “Red Devils”. In the 79th minute he received the ball from Bruno Fernandes and crossed excellently to Cavani, whos header put United in the lead 2-1.
The Londoners failed to put serious pressure in the end, although Henderson had to intervene twice. In the added time, the wonderful inclusion of Greenwood led to another goal. Great combination between the United players ended with a breakthrough by Pogba and a pass to Greenwood, who made the score 3-1.
The Red Devils are in second place and reduced the difference from the leader Manchester City to 11 points. Tottenham remained seventh and 6 points behind fourth-placed West Ham, as the chances of Londoners for the top 4 decreased significantly after this result.
