Manchester United Showed Class Against Tottenham

Manchester United outplayed Tottenham and had the result in their favour to show for it with am emphatic 3 - o win.

Well that was a heady dose of nostalgia, wasn't it? Manchester United, fluid and incisive, looking every inch their former selves, and took Tottenham apart in the first half. Time and time again, Tottenham were carved open down their right-hand side. Poor Kyle Walker, he had a torrid afternoon.

Louis van Gaal said pre-match that “For us, reaching the Champions League this season is like a title.” Manchester United now have a five-point lead over Liverpool in fifth place, and as long as LVG plays four at the back and leaves Di Maria out the team (...) they should be just fine.

Tottenham have fallen to seventh behind Southampton, following Saints’ draw at Chelsea. They were awful today, and took 88 minutes to have a shot on target. Kane didn't have hit best game, but he had no support going forward. Pochettino should shoulder most of the game: tactically, Tottenham got it all wrong.