De Gea- 7
United’s best player of the day. Thwarted Kane on two occasions and made a superb save against Son one on one, to keep his side in the game.
Bailly- 5.5
Was solid as usual, but was out of position many times, and looked uncomfortable at right-back.
Smalling- 5
Another poor performance from the English defender. Wasteful in possession and poor in tackling.
Jones- 5
Couldn’t deal well with both Kane and Son, and his poor positioning led to both the goals.
Blind- 6
Calm and solid in possession, and his crossing was absolutely lethal.
Tuanzebe- 4.5
Anonymous performance from the young Mancunian, although it wasn’t his mistake as he was played in a midfield role.
Carrick- 5
Overrun in midfield, and struggled with Tottenham’s pace. But strung a few good passes and grew into the game in the second half.
Rooney- 5.5
Poor performance from the skipper. Made a mess out of his marking of Wanyama which led to the opener. Even his goal wasn’t enough to cover his poor display as he was wasteful in possession.
Lingard- 4.5
Worked hard as usual and tried to threaten Tottenham’s defence with his pace. But couldn’t do much as he was missing his attacking partner Rashford.
Mata- 5
Was ineffective in attack as United enjoyed very little possession. Worked hard but was taken off in the second half.
Martial- 6
Was United’s most active player in the first half, and even if he couldn’t convert two good chances, he was certainly a threat to the opposition. Shifted to his usual left wing role after the break and it gave instant result as he created a beautiful goal for Rooney.
SUBSTITUTES
Herrera- 6
His introduction paid dividends as United became more dominant in the midfield, which boosted their confidence and ultimately got them a goal back.
Mkhitaryan- 5
Made a couple of dangerous runs but was ineffective and quiet apart from that.
Rashford- 6
Had very little time to make an impact, but missed a good chance in added time.
Subs Not Used– Romero, Darmian, Mitchell, McTominay