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EDINSON CAVANI has enjoyed a glittering career famous for his all-action style and work-rate.

But even after winning so many trophies and personal accolades, this game will surely stand out for the 34-year-old Uruguayan.

He scored a spectacular diving header for the killer second goal, made an incredible clearance to stop a certain equaliser (right), and was involved a VAR controversy for good measure.

After being denied an opening goal by a head-scratching VAR decision, and falling behind to a well-worked Heung-min Son goal, United dug deep and left London with a result which avenged the 6-1 thrashing Tottenham gave them at Old Trafford back in October.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer described that as his “worst day as United manager” but in the capital yesterday his players showed true grit, fighting spirit and a determination to claw back a result when things looked to be going against them.

When Mason Greenwood made it 3-1 in the 96th minute to make certain of the points, the visiting bench erupted in celebration.

It clearly meant a huge deal for Solskjaer, who punched the air towards the directors’ box.

This was one in the eye for Jose Mourinho, his predecessor at Old Trafford, who has ridiculed Solskjaer for suggesting that trophies are not the be-all and end-all. And bookies reacted by making Mourinho an odds-on chance not to be

Spurs manager on the opening day of next season.

After yet another setback, a top-four slot looks unlikely for the Londoners.

Mourinho’s constant jibes at his players may be undermining his chances of finishing the season strongly, with the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City coming up in a fortnight. Yesterday they were outfought as well as outwitted. You sense Spurs players are losing faith.

And that was after they had gone ahead following the kind of VAR blunder which is killing football. When United’s Scott