#4 Moussa Sissoko was Tottenham’s best player on the evening
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Tottenham looked flat footed and toothless for large durations of the first half and hardly threatened the Manchester United goal with their attacking display. However, that changed with the introduction of French international Moussa Sissoko in the 57th minute.
Matteo Darmian, who was deployed in the left-back position had a rather easy afternoon dealing with Christian Eriksen. However, he was truly exposed by the pace and athleticism of Sissoko, who often got past him with ease. Such was the scenario that Mourinho was forced to deploy the athletic Marcus Rashford as an additional man on the left-hand side of the pitch in a bid to stop the Frenchman from causing any damage.
Sissoko, who impressed with France at the Euro 2016, has found playing time hard to come by since the mid of October, when he made his last start for the Spurs. However, given his performance against Manchester United, where he proved to be a handful for Matteo Darmian, he could possibly push himself ahead of South Korean Heung-Min Son in the Tottenham XI.
