STARS STRIPES
RATINGS
Straightforward saves before he was beaten late on by Kane
Overlapped well down the right to tee-up Berge for his goal
Got away with fouling Moura for Tottenham’s disallowed goal
Continued on left side of United’s defence and was committed
Had early shot saved and involved in the build-up to Berge’s goal
Scored his first Blades goal and assisted Mcburnie for the third
Booked
Got stuck in against Sissoko and Lo Celso in the midfield battle
Impressed on his first Prem start and had a hand in the second goal
Great work for Blades’ second goal and put it on a plate for Mousset
Missed a great chance to score when he shot into the side netting
Booked
Enjoyed a real tussle with Dier and fully deserved his late goal
Mousset (Mcgoldrick 62) Freeman (Mcburnie 90)
Berge 31, Mousset 69, Mcburnie 84
Beaten three times and nearly gifted another with Berge’s cross
Got forward down wing but could have done better for Berge opener
Failed to get tight enough on United’s strikers throughout
Went close from a glancing header but at fault for the second goal
Welshman should have been closer to Mousset for his goal
Midfielder was a threat early on and saw shot saved by Henderson
Was bright before fading and had a free-kick deflected over the bar
Very unlucky to be penalised for handball to disallow Kane goal
Beaten in build-up to third goal but assisted Kane for his consolation
Started ahead of Alli and created Kane chance before being replaced
Had a strike controversially disallowed before late consolation
Lamela (Bergwijn 56) Alli (Sissoko 71)
Ndombele (Aurier 71) Vertonghen (Davies 80)
Kane 90 Plplppplplplplpl
BASED on this shambolic display, the closest Spurs will get to the Champions League is watching it on telly.
Jose Mourinho’s side were humbled by Sheffield United and instead it was Chris Wilder’s Blades who went to bed last night dreaming of competing against Europe’s elite.
The turning point was Harry Kane’s disallowed 32nd-minute effort that would have made it 1-1, ruled out by
VAR for a hotly-disputed handball against Lucas Moura. Spurs never recovered from the bitter disappointment.
But Mourinho will still be shocked by the manner of his team’s collapse. Their defending for United’s goals was woeful.
Huge credit must go to the Blades though for the way they rescaled their pre-lockdown heights. Their display in the final hour was as good as any they have produced this season.
The win took them back up to seventh in the table and their goal of qualifying for Europe for the