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United hit back to dent Kane’s top-four hopes

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pitch here by totally outplaying Spurs on their own turf.

Tottenham even got a helping hand from VAR after United had an opening goal ruled out for a soft foul on Son in the build-up.

But it was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men celebratin­g at the end, as Kane trudged off the pitch gloomily with the rest of his beaten side.

Remember when Solskjaer’s side 6-1? different now.

Their defence was breached in controvers­ial circumstan­ces in the 33rd minute – while Son was on the floor.

The South Korean had been caught in the face by a stray hand from Scott Mctominay but United played on.

Paul Pogba eventually fed Cavani, who

Spurs Things spanked are very scored through the legs of Hugo Lloris. But VAR Craig Pawson sent referee Chris Kavanagh to the pitch-side monitor and he decided to overturn the goal and give the foul.

Just to rub it in, Spurs went in front soon afterwards when Kane found Lucas Moura and Son turned in his low cross at the far post.

Burning with a sense of injustice, the visitors roared out of the blocks in the second half and soon got their reward.

Fred and Marcus Rashford exchanged passes to play in Cavani whose shot was well saved by Lloris, only for Fred to smash home the rebound.

Son had a shot saved as Spurs responded, but Lloris only just managed to stop a belter from Bruno Fernandes at the other end. Eric Dier then blocked an audacious back-heel attempt by Pogba and Dean Henderson denied Kane as the game swung from end to end.

But Spurs fell into their usual trap of dropping too deep and forgetting to press and United eventually punished them.

It was Cavani who put them ahead with a brilliant diving header from a perfect cross by Greenwood who had just come on.

Cavani then made a crucial contributi­on at the other end with a defensive header off his own crossbar after Pogba accidental­ly nodded a corner into the danger area.

And there was still time for sloppy Spurs to cough up a third, with Greenwood powering home after Dier and Sergio Reguilon were beaten far too easily.

 ??  ?? ON ME ED: Cavani nods United in front after Fred’s leveller (left)
ON ME ED: Cavani nods United in front after Fred’s leveller (left)
 ??  ?? GOOD KOREA MOVE: Son fires Spurs in front
THREE-POINT TURN: Greenwood celebrates slamming in United’s third
GOOD KOREA MOVE: Son fires Spurs in front THREE-POINT TURN: Greenwood celebrates slamming in United’s third

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