Look differently, this time Dávinson Sánchez was not even on the bench: Tottenham lost at home 1-3 against Manchester United, a fatal result for their aspiration to reach European positions.
Mourinho’s team saw his strong opponents overtake him, who rose from a controversy with the VAR and a goal against and took second place in the Premier League (still 11 points behind M. City) while the home owner parked seventh, 6 points in the Champions League and 5 points in the Europa League. They will not be able to blame the Colombian Dávinson Sánchez this time, whom they did not even take to the bench …
The game opened with a clear option for United, when Cavani and Rashford met and the latter failed, against a cautious Tottenham, with two approaches, not so many options, from Son. The need was his, local and urgent in the table, but it was the match that Mourinho wanted in the first stage, with more lack than anything else.
And at 34, total astonishment: Solksjaer and, more than anything, Cavani, stretched out their arms without understanding anything. A beautiful piece was canceled, an impeccable departure from Pogba, a vivacity of the Uruguayan and a cross definition, a goal action with the United seal, which in the end was not due to the VAR, which at first found a at least debatable mistake, a slap from McTominay to Son in a fight that seemed normal, and since then everything has been canceled.
Fate wanted the Korean himself, at the age of 39, to take advantage of the rival’s impotence, in a genius of Kane (one of many) to open the way to Lucas Moura and, in another great decision, he did the change of face for Son, who only reached 1-0.
Cavani won the yellow card for a foul on Rodon, a show of fury that ended the first episode.
And there was a complement with two teams really determined to play football, not lose. And this is always good news! Cavani was first encouraged in a shot that required Lloris, just the prelude to the equalizer, which was a service from the Uruguayan to the Brazilian Fred, a lethal play that scored 1-1.
And Tottenham woke up when Mourinho applauded in line and Kane wanted in a game that Henderson rejected and United knew it was a matter of insistence, as Bruno did with a superb cross shot that Lloris scratched and wait patiently for the tenth man of the game, the good Edinson: at the age of 79 the Portuguese game was born and the one born in Salto threw himself from “popcorn” for 2-1 which he celebrated with anger and a warm hug from his teammates’ side, one seemed to shout to stay!
He lost the Chilean Aurier, remaining 10 until the end, and Kane collapsed on the pole at 83 and entered the field ((why!) Gareth Bale and the owner of the house went against the rival target, but there was no fortune , instead Greenwood, who appeared, scored a goal at 95, after a genius in Pogba’s assistance for the 1-3 final.
Also bad for “Spurs”, who knew they could lose against the second best in the Premier, but not so bad, with so much insecurity in reaction, with so much pain.