JOSE: ‘OFFICE’ REF TO BLAME

first time remains on. They looked short of confidence initially following a three-match losing run, and early on Spurs were a threat as Eric Dier went close with a header and Kane blazed wide.

Then the hosts produced their first moment of quality to take the lead on 31 minutes – their first league goal since the restart.

George Baldock fed the overlapping Chris Basham on the right and he pulled the ball back to the unmarked Sander Berge, who was able to take a touch before shooting home.berge should never have been allowed so much time and space, but Davinson Sanchez and Serge Aurier had automatically retreated towards their goalline.

Kane thought he had levelled 60 seconds later, only for his effort to be controversially disallowed.

Moura’s hand touched the ball as he fell over after being fouled by John

Egan, and it broke to

Kane to score.

VAR official

Michael Oliver ruled it out because the law states that any handball, even accidental, by an attacking player in the build-up to a goal must be chalked off.

The controversy knocked Spurs out of their stride and the Blades should have added a second when Hugo Lloris failed to cut out Berge’s cross and David Mcgoldrick shot into the side netting.

But it was only a temporary reprieve for Tottenham and the Blades took advantage of some awful defending to score a fine second on 69 minutes. Enda Stevens linked with Ben Osborn and the Irishman centred for Lys Mousset (below) to tap home with the Spurs defence just watching.

The visitors fell apart after that and United sliced them open again six minutes from time.

Stevens linked with Berge and the Norwegian beat Heung-min Son on the goalline before crossing for Oli Mcburnie to score a simple third.

Kane did find the net with one that counted in the final minute, but it was of small consolation.

Mcburnie celebrates his goal which put the Blades out of sight on a great day for them Mousset taps in for the third goal, and Kane’s late strike (right) proved irrelevant spare referee Chris Kavanagh any blame, but slammed VAR. “Normally I am an emotional guy,” he said. “But now I never complain about the guy with the whistle as he’s not the referee any more. “I used to disagree with decisions, I used to complain, I used to go to the fourth official, but the man on the pitch is the assistant referee. “The man and the lady with the flags used to be the assistant referees, now they are the assistant assistant referees. “The referee is in the office. I think the referee should always be the man on the pitch and the people in the office should just support, just assist. We are going in a direction that is really bad for the game.” Spurs collapsed after the disallowed goal as United recorded their first win since the return, and Mourinho said his side must show more character. “We have to do better,” he said. “We cannot just mentally die after Michael Oliver gives a decision.” Blades boss Chris Wilder said: “I totally understand his frustration. We’ve had the rub of the green on that one, but it’s long overdue so we’ll take it.”