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Premier League 2019/20: Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur - 5 talking points

Modified Dec 05, 2019 11:04 GMT

A brace from Marcus Rashford downed Tottenham tonight

5. Would Hugo Lloris have saved Marcus Rashford’s first goal?

Paulo Gazzaniga probably should've saved Marcus Rashford's first goal

Tottenham got off on the wrong foot from the off in tonight’s game thanks to Manchester United’s aggressive, harrying style, but should they really have gone behind on 6 minutes? In all honesty, probably not – and for the first time, questions now have to be asked regarding the place of Paulo Gazzaniga in the Spurs goal.

The Argentine keeper hasn’t performed badly per say since coming into the starting XI following Hugo Lloris’s elbow injury in October, but he hasn’t covered himself in glory either, conceding 11 goals in his 7 starts, and United’s first goal tonight was entirely avoidable – Marcus Rashford shot quickly and with power, but there’s no way Gazzaniga should’ve been beaten at his near post.

Compare his performance to that of David de Gea in United’s goal – the Spaniard didn’t make any outstanding saves but did what he had to do with an air of calm throughout – and it’s suddenly more understandable why he hasn’t ousted Lloris as Tottenham’s #1. With Lloris’s own issues, perhaps Mourinho needs a new goalkeeper in the summer.

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