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In one of the best matches in the Premier League so far, Manchester United kept their nerves to win 1-0 away in the Wembley stadium to make it six wins from six since the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, making him the first ever Manchester United manager to do so.
A match that is sure to be remembered for David de Gea's exploits, Manchester United scored in the 44th minute as Marcus Rashford slotted home an inch-perfect shot past Hugo Lloris after a superb ball over the top from Paul Pogba.
The rest of the match though was more of David de Gea saves as the Spaniard kept Tottenham Hotspurs attacks out almost single-handedly, more like with his feet. The Spurs attack found it impossible to get past the Spaniard as Manchester United got revenge over their 3-0 defeat at home.
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#5 Manchester United devastating on the break
The opening half of the match saw Tottenham and Manchester United playing end to end football as they tried to break the deadlock with lightning-quick football. Each attack from both the set of teams was followed up by a quick counter-attack.
The Manchester United trio of Lingard, Martial and Rashford looked extremely dangerous as their pace created lot of problems to the usually sound Tottenham defense. Long balls were launched by the United midfield and defense that continuously created problems.
Anthony Martial was the first to break the Tottenham defense as his direct style of play and sweet touch saw him bypassing defenders and trying to nick past Lloris only to see his shot fizzle out into the French keeper's gloves in the 15th minute.
The deadlock was finally broken as another searching ball from Paul Pogba saw the Spurs defense finally crumbling as Rashford pace proved too quick for Jan Vertonghen as the English striker glided past the Belgian to slot an incisive ball past Hugo Lloris into the Spurs goal to give Manchester United the lead towards the end of the first half at the 44th minute.
#4 Victor Lindelof is the best Manchester United defender
When the Swedish central defender made his debut, many doubts where cast upon his credentials and ability to play in the Premier League after making his big-money move from Benfica.
The 24-year old was the best defender on the pitch on a day when the whole set of defenders from both the sides proved to be lackluster in their approach. The Swedish International was a rock at the back for Manchester United in the evening as the time after time thwarted Tottenham attack one after the other. The Swedish International was impressive in his positioning, let alone one or two mistakes, and kept Harry Kane largely occupied.
Victor Lindelof was equally impressive with his tackling as the 24-year old made sure he got his tackles right as he kept the Spurs attack largely at bay. His dangerous but precise tackle from behind to stop a Spurs attack in the second half being the best of the pick.
#3 The Rashford-Pogba combination is a treat to the eye
The arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has seen the two best attacking threats of the Manchester United team being freed from their shackles. The duo has been flourishing under the Norweign with the French World Cup winner being involved in eight of the goals scored during the new manager's time and the 21-year old Marcus Rashford scoring three consecutive goals in three matches for the first time in his career.
The duo unmistakable chemistry was quite evident yet again as Paul Pogba sent an impressive searching ball to a rushing Rashford in the 44th minute for Manchester United to score the first goal of the match, a goal that proved to be enough as Manchester United won their 6th consecutive match under their new manager.
#2 Ander Herrera epitomizes the United Spirit
Sir Alex Ferguson had a player whom he played regularly against the big teams but never so against the smaller ones, Darren Fletcher. He was one such player whom the Scottish manager played regularly in the crunch matches.
Jose Mourinho identified the same talent in the Spaniard as he kept him during the bigger matches irrespective of his form. He was the so-called mad-dog for the Mourinho midfield during the Portuguese time with the Red Devils.
The former Bilbao man was once again a man possessed in the midfield today against a bigger opponent as Herera made Tottenham earn each yard in the football ground as he worked hard to keep the Spurs attack at bay.
The Spaniard was impressive in destroying Spurs attacks and equally good in constructing the United counter-attacks on a day when Manchester United needed him to step up his game. The 29-year old hardly made a foot wrong throughout the match as he ran the whole length of the ground on numerous time.
The Spaniard was almost always the first to the loose ball and sometimes even the last line of defense, his acrobatic clearance in the injury time of the second half is one of those.
#1 Dave Saves
On a day when the defensive setup and tactics from both the teams were being blown out of proportions, David De Gea and Hugo Lloris proved their worth as they made wonderful saves to keep their team in the game.
The opening minutes of the second half saw Manchester United No.1 being called into the action as David De Gea denied Harry Kane from scoring the equalizer as he brilliant saved it with his feet in the 48th minute. The very next minute saw the Spaniard making his second impressive save of the match as he dived low to and pushed the ball away from a Dele Alli header.
The opposite No.1 tried to take the spotlight off the Spaniard with 3 impressive saves but the limelight though was not meant to be for the Frenchman as De Gea showed why he is rated as the best in the business with mouth-watering saves. The Spaniard once denied the Kane with his feet after the Englishman had his shot straight at the Manchester United No.1.
The next save was even better as De Gea once again made another save with his feet to deny Alli another goal scoring chance. The best of the match was yet to come as the Spaniard kept out Alderweireld in the 70th minute, clearing with his left foot.
The Spaniard ended the match with 11 saves, the highest number of saves in a single match without conceding a goal.
