Tottenham player ratings vs Manchester United: Hugo Lloris keeps it respectable with Eric Dier jittery
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Tottenham went down 2-0 at Manchester United in a disappointing evening for Antonio Conte’s side.
Second-half goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes earned a deserved win for United, who dominated the game in their best performance under Erik ten Hag.
Dan Kilpatrick was at Old Trafford to rate the visiting players…
Hugo Lloris 8
Stranded by the deflection on Fred’s strike and powerless to stop Fernandes’ clincher. Made four sharp saves inside the first 25 minutes, with a low dive to deny Marcus Rashford and fingertip stop from Luke Shaw’s volley the picks.
Also saved brilliantly from Rashford in the second half. Kept the scoreline respectable.
Cristian Romero 5
Supposed to be a press-resistant centre-half but struggled with United’s intensity as much as anyone and looked out of sorts.
Eric Dier 4
Lost possession in the build-up to Fred’s goal with a careless touch. Jittery on the ball all night and given the run around by Rashford.
Ben Davies 4
Unlucky to deflect Fred’s effort past his own goalkeeper. Struggled to progress the ball and is not in the same class as Clement Lenglet at passing out.
Matt Doherty 5
Occasionally threatened in the first half but increasingly forced onto the back foot, which is not his strength.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 4
Uncharacteristically sloppy. Especially uncomfortable in the face of United’s relentless press.
Yves Bissouma 5
Clearly rusty and often outnumbered in the middle. His touch was heavy.
Rodrigo Bentancur 5
Tried to calm things down and looked to get forward in support of Kane and Son but did not fare much better than his midfield partners.
Ivan Perisic 6
Got in some good positions but his final ball was lacking. Beaten by pace by Diego Dalot who created a great chance for Luke Shaw in the first half.
Heung-min Son 5
A peripheral figure and rarely threatened United all night.
Harry Kane 7
Spurs’ best outfield player. Hit a succession of impressive diagonals, and tested David de Gea at the end of the first half.
Subs
Lucas Moura (Bissouma 81’) 6
Davinson Sanchez (Dier 81’) 5
Ryan Sessegnon (Doherty 81’) 6
Oliver Skipp (Bentancur 89’) N/A
Djed Spence (Perisic 89’) N/A
Not used: Forster, Gil, Tanganga, Lenglet.
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