Tottenham

Hugo Lloris: 6.5/10

He made a smart save with his legs in the first half to deny Smaling, and with the defense playing a high line, he looked to play as a sweeper. He managed to make a few crucial interceptions, but was almost caught out on a couple of occasions, including the late appeal for a penalty.

Kyle Walker: 6.5/10

He rarely got the chance to get forward, but he had a decent game against Januzaj. He often had to use his pace to keep up with the tricky Belgian, and kept his attacking instincts curbed in what was a disciplined performance.

Michael Dawson: 7/10

He did have some shaky moments initially and it looked as if he would be troubled by the pace of Welbeck, but he grew into the game and made some good interceptions and was commanding in the air.

Vlad Chiriches: 6/10

Just like his central defensive partner, he made some good interceptions and was good in the air, but his positioning looked suspect all game as he was caught out by balls played in behind him, with one such ball resulting in United’s goal.

Danny Rose: 5.5/10

He had a terrible first half, and was outfoxed by Valencia whenever he went up against him. He failed to prevent Valencia from crossing, but in the second half, his positioning improved and the United winger had considerably less joy against him.

Aaron Lennon: 7/10

The England winger got the better of Evra time and again, and looked to exploit his lack of pace whenever he got the chance. He, however, should have opened the scoring after he had been superbly set up by Soldado in the first half, when he failed to beat De Gea from close range.

Etienne Capoue: 6/10

He was preferred to Paulinho due to the defensive cover he provides, and that meant that Paulinho’s late runs were missing as Capoue was happy to sit back just infront of his defense. His passing was sloppy at times, and he gave the ball away far too often, and was replaced after the hour mark by Bentaleb.

Moussa Dembele: 6.5/10

The Belgian had a poor start to the game but he got better as the game wore on. He had the better of Cleverley for most of the game, and looked to run with the ball, skipping past challenges with his superb dribbling ability.

Christian Eriksen: 8.5/10 (Man of the match)

Probably AVB’s job could have been safe if this guy was not injured. His his passing was good throughout. He showed his quality with an assist and a goal, first setting up Adebayor with a left-footed cross from the right before scoring from close range with a sharp header. Man of the match.

Roberto Soldado: 6/10

The Spaniard seems to be going through a goal drought and failed yet again to score from open play when he failed to make decent contact with a good cross from the right, slicing the ball over. However, he did set up Lennon with a delightful pass in the first half.

Emmanuel Adebayor: 8/10

The change of manager at Spurs seems to have rejuvenated the Togolese striker, and he found the net yet again with a superb guided header in the first half. His first touch was poor at times, but he constantly looked to get involved in the linkup play. He was forced off in a stretcher in the 70^th minute, and will undoubtedly be a big miss for Spurs.

Subs

Nacer Chadli: 5.5/10

He came on for the injured Adebayor and made a few decent runs.

Nabil Bentaleb: 6/10

The youngster got his chance to get some game time after replacing Capoue after the hour mark. His passing was neat and tidy, and he continued to press hard in the last half hour.

Harry Kane: 5/10

He came on with fifteen minutes to go, and he worked hard and harried the defenders late in the game. He looked to holdup the ball, and was a decent outlet.