#5 Manchester United will need to eke out more wins like this to climb the table
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The Jose Mourinho led-side has been in good form over the course of the last few weeks, only for a few individual errors to cost them victory. Be it Olivier Giroud’s 89th-minute equaliser or Marouane Fellaini’s moment of madness, United were guilty of squandering hard earned points but that was not the case against Tottenham.
They were tidy defensively, barring Darmian, who was turned inside out by Moussa Sissoko, and gave very little away to the visitors which would have pleased Mourinho. United made 38 tackles during the game, winning 23 of them, made a whopping 30 interceptions and denied Tottenham any real chance on goal, thus asserting themselves during the 90 minutes.
With the club in transition, it will not always be smooth sailing, but should they learn to adapt to Mourinho’s methods, wherein goals rather than extravagant football is deemed valuable, they could climb rapidly in the league table, especially with the games coming thick and fast. A manager of Mourinho’s pedigree can turn the table upside down and with extended playing time together, injuries permitting, Manchester United could be a force again.
