Manchester United 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur: 5 Talking Points

#2 Pochettino planned the Spurs onslaught to perfection

Mauricio Pochettino played his cards right

Manchester United were the better team in the first half, simply put. However, that means nothing. Pochettino studied how Herrera was struggling at the back and pegged his full backs back and asked Lucas Moura and Eriksen to make runs to stretch United's back 3 and it worked wonders.

Spurs' first goal came after Eriksen's cross was cleared for a corner. Their second came from the Dane's cross that was collected and slotted home by Lucas Moura. Pochettino, well aware of United's deficiency in defence, asked his players to be more direct and this bore fruit as Lucas Moura shredded Smalling to bits before scoring past De Gea to wrap up the game.

While Spurs' quality shone through when the time came, that of United's seemed non-existent.