Possibly still high from the fun and games had with Derby, the men in white (along with the rest of us) forgot that where they were and that they were playing under Old Trafford rules. Penalites gone missing aside, however, this was never a clear-cut defeat. Nor a draw, really. Good football by good teams – and a one-man Portuguese clown show. No, not Cristiano, but his compatriot Nani, who tackled, hustled, bustled and pinched people, dived as well as fell over and, of course, added somersault to injury by scoring a winning goal.
Manchester United
Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Hargreaves, Carrick (Eagles 57), Scholes, Giggs, Tevez (Fletcher 77).
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Dong, O'Shea.
Booked: Giggs, Brown
Goals: Nani 68
Tottenham
Robinson, Chimbonda, Rocha (Zokora 83), Gardner, Lee (Taarabt 75), Malbranque, Jenas, Huddlestone, Bale, Berbatov, Keane (Defoe 75).
Subs Not Used: Cerny, Stalteri
Booked: Huddlestone, Berbatov, Gardner
Referee: Howard Webb
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