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FourFourTwo ratings: Manchester United 1 - 0 Tottenham

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By Seb Stafford-Bloor published 28 October 2017

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Manchester United 1 - 0 Tottenham

Manchester United 1 - 0 Tottenham

A Harry Kane-less Tottenham failed to make any sort of impression at Old Trafford, as Jose Mourinho's Manchester United ground out a 1-0 victory in atrocious conditions. 

Here's how the players rated in the rain. 

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David De Gea

David De Gea

Other than one awkward mix up with Phil Jones, was completely untroubled. A spectator. FourFourTwo Rating: 6.

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Antonio Valencia

Antonio Valencia

Dealt well with the overlapping Davies at times and carried the ball well out of defence at times. A whisker away from another spectacular goal. FourFourTwo Rating: 7

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Phil Jones

Phil Jones

Got in David De Gea's way in the first-half in a moment which might have proved disastrous, but recovered well. Not really examined properly by Tottenham's attacking players, but good enough. FourFourTwo Rating: 6.

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Chris Smalling

Chris Smalling

Guilty of losing Dele Alli late in the game for a chance which should have been taken. Extremely fortunate not to cost his side the game. FourFourTwo Rating: 5.

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Eric Bailly

Eric Bailly

Dealt extremely well with the mobile Son on his return and never looked troubled. FourFourTwo Rating: 7.

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Ashley Young

Ashley Young

Seemed to be on the pitch for the sole purpose of antagonising Dele Alli - which he actually did with great effect. No notable contribution with the ball. FourFourTwo Rating: 6.

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Ander Herrera

Ander Herrera

Combative and spiky. Never likely to replication the contribution of Paul Pogba, Herrera was a stable presence at the heart of United's midfield. FourFourTwo Rating: 7.

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Nemanja Matic

Nemanja Matic

Played a big part in protecting United's back-three and did well to keep a close watch on Tottenham's progressive midfielders. Strong and stable. FourFourTwo Rating: 7.

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Anonymous and still unrecognisable from the player he was at Borussia Dortmund Seemed positionally unsure throughout and was rightly replaced. FourFourTwo Rating: 4

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Marcus Rashford

Marcus Rashford

Flickered with intent and his pace certainly caused a few Tottenham hearts to flutter, but generally ineffective. FourFourTwo Rating: 6

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Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku

Largely disappointing and has certainly had better days in front of goal, but provided the assist for Martial's goal with an excellent flicked header. FourFourTwo Rating: 7.

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Sub: Anthony Martial

Sub: Anthony Martial

Did nothing other than score. Hard to argue with that - and a player without his pace likely wouldn't have reached Lukaku's flick. FourFourTwo Rating: 7

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Sub: Jesse Lingard

Sub: Jesse Lingard

Might have done better with a late breakaway, but only really relevant to United's late high-pressing. FourFourTwo Rating: 6.

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Jose Mourinho

Jose Mourinho

Coped well with the absences in his midfield and made the game's telling substitution, bringing on Martial for the flagging Rashford. FourFourTwo Rating: 7.

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Hugo Lloris

Hugo Lloris

Relatively uninvolved, barring one calamitous fumble (excellently cleared by Ben Davies). Blameless for the goal. FourFourTwo Rating: 6.

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Serge Aurier

Serge Aurier

No real effect on the game. Reliable enough at the back, but guilty of slow decision in the opposition's half. FourFourTwo Rating: 5.

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Jan Vertonghen

Jan Vertonghen

The pick of the centre-halves on the field: Vertonghen was faultless without the ball and adventurous with it, his surges forward providing an oddly reticent Tottenham attack so impetus. FourFourTwo Rating: 7.

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Toby Alderweireld

Toby Alderweireld

Generally very composed, but beaten in the air by Lukaku in the build up to Martial's goal. FourFourTwo Rating: 6

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Ben Davies

Ben Davies

Probably Spurs' best defensive showing and was also a reliable wide outlet with the team in possession. One outstanding clearance. FourFourTwo Rating: 7

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Eric Dier

Eric Dier

Excellent, other than in losing Martial during the game's decisive moment. Another really encouraging performance, but still one with lessons for the future. FourFourTwo Rating: 7.

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Moussa Sissoko

Moussa Sissoko

Energetic but ineffective and eventually replaced by Mousa Dembele. Comedically spurned Tottenham's best chance of the game. FourFourTwo Rating: 5

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Harry Winks

Harry Winks

Another highly respectable performance. Moved the ball efficiently and accurately and never looked like the stage was too bright for him. FourFourTwo Rating: 7. 

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Christian Eriksen

Christian Eriksen

Kept under close watch and ultimately a disappointing performance. Lashed a late chance wildly over the bar. FourFourTwo Rating: 5.

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Dele Alli

Dele Alli

One of those indifferent performances that he's prone to giving. Never really a factor in the game, other than during a series of running battles with Ashley Young. FourFourTwo Rating: 5

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Son Heung Min

Son Heung Min

Badly isolated in attack and left to fend for himself for long periods. His most important work came without the ball. FourFourTwo Rating: 5

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Sub: Fernando Llorente

Sub: Fernando Llorente

Lacked the time and service to be effective. FourFourTwo Rating: 5.

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Sub: Mousa Dembele

Sub: Mousa Dembele

Didn't look fit enough to be involved; clumsy in the tackle and lacking confidence in his distribution. FourFourTwo Rating: 5.

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Mauricio Pochettino

Mauricio Pochettino

Although obviously restricted by Harry Kane's absence, Pochettino's gameplan didn't really have the desired effect. His rebuilt forward line had no impact on the game and his substitutions also brought little change. FourFourTwo Rating: 5.

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Manchester United Tottenham Hotspur
Seb Stafford-Bloor

Seb Stafford-Bloor is a football writer at Tifo Football and member of the Football Writers' Association. He was formerly a regularly columnist for the FourFourTwo website, covering all aspects of the game, including tactical analysis, reaction pieces, longer-term trends and critiquing the increasingly shady business of football's financial side and authorities' decision-making.

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