Anthony Martial came off the bench to fire Manchester United to victory as Jose Mourinho’s men edged a cagey encounter with high-flying Tottenham.
Second hosted third as the Premier League title contenders looked to keep up with early pace-setters Manchester City.
The match looked set to end in an unremarkable draw, only for substitute Martial to race onto Romelu Lukaku’s flick-on late on to fire United to a 1-0 win against Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs.
Tweet of the match
Martial scores for @ManUtd and rescues this game from being last on the @BBCMOTD running order.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) October 28, 2017
Star man – Romelu Lukaku
Lukaku had a very quiet outing before producing two stand-out moments late on, one of which proved vital. The Belgium striker was inches away from breaking the deadlock as he sent an excellent header against the post in the 79th minute, and he then provided the flick-on two minutes later that set up Martial’s goal.
Alli oops
Just prior to Lukaku’s hitting of the woodwork, it was the Harry Kane-less Tottenham who might have snatched a goal, with Christian Eriksen creating a great chance for Dele Alli but the England man was unable to get his shot on target.
Data point
5 – @ManUtd have kept a clean sheet in each of their opening five home games to a league season for the first time since 2007-08. Special.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 28, 2017
United are still yet to concede a goal at home in the league this season.
Player ratings
81' – Into the final 10 minutes. Keep pushing, lads! #MUFC #MUNTOT pic.twitter.com/RDUpMK4YEu
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 28, 2017
Who’s up next?
Manchester United v Benfica (Champions League, October 31)
Tottenham v Real Madrid (Champions League, November 1)
Source: By PA Sport Staff
