Tottenham Hotspur 3 – 0 Manchester United: Three Quickfire Goals Sink United - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
Manchester United’s journey to North London ended in bitter disappointment as three goals in the space of six minutes ended Spurs’ fifteen year wait to beat the Reds at White Hart Lane.
It was United who started the game in the front foot, enjoying majority of the possession, but with no clear cut chance at goal, ended the half with no shots on target. Erik Lamela put the ball at the back of the net for Spurs in the first half but was ruled offside invoking a chorus of boos from the stands.
Tottenham did appear to be more composed in the second half and tested the United defence with a series of attacks. The breakthrough came in the 70th minute when an excellent ball from Christian Erikson found 19-year-old Dele Alli who calmly slotted home from close range.
Dele Alli's goal to make it 1-0! #TOTMUN https://t.co/nhn1wa2E4I
— Latest Footy (@Latest_Footy) April 10, 2016
Mauricio Pochettino’s side almost immediately doubled their lead after a Lamela free-kick from left found Toby Alderweireld who headed home Spurs’ second.
This is the goal that made it 2-0! https://t.co/qACiXzTC0m
— uMAXit Football (@uMAXitFootball) April 10, 2016
United’s defence appeared daze and confused as Spurs piled on the pressure and added a third after just two minutes through a Lamela shot from the edge of the penalty area.
And this is the goal that made it 3-0!https://t.co/58bVT8ZNnM
— uMAXit Football (@uMAXitFootball) April 10, 2016
This defeat puts Louis van Gaal’s side at fifth four points behind neighbours Manchester City while Tottenham remain hot on the trails of high flying Leicester City who lead the premier league table by a ten point margin.
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