Source: Manchester_EveningNews
Tottenham 1 United 3: Ratings
Foster: Handled comfortably and made one particular great save from Jenas 7 O'Shea: No signs of his international injury as he made a solid contribution 6 Ferdinand: No rustiness in an impeccable dominant comeback in his first league match of campaign 8 Vidic: An early struggle coping with Crouch but he finally got his teeth into the battle 7 Evra: Another powerful display kept the lid on England hero Lennon 8 Fletcher: Naught Darren you were tackling a lot again even in a wider role! 7 Scholes: Typcially wild first yellow put him on dangerous ground but his second was harsh 5 Giggs: Back on his old stomping ground wide left and rolled back the years at times 7 Anderson: Particularly in the first half this was the Brazilian from his debut season - and a goal at last! 8 Rooney: By his standard it was quiet but still a danger and brilliantly kept his scoring run going 7 Berbatov: In the opening 45 minutes this was the Berbatov the fans have wanted to see 7 Substitutes Carrick (sub Berbatov 61) Solid cameo 6 Nani (sub Anderson 80) Did okay 5 Not used: Owen, Nani, Fabio, Evans, Valencia Kuszczak Tottenham: Cudicini, Corluka (Hutton 68), Bassong, King, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Huddlestone, Palacios (Jenas (45), Keane (Kranjcar 71), Crouch, Defoe Goals: Tottenham: Defoe (1); United: Giggs (24) Anderson (40) Rooney (77) Bookings: Tottenham: Palacios (23) King (51) Jenas (72); United: Vidic (45) Scholes (50, 58 sent off) Battle of the bosses: Fergie's midfield raised eyebrows but wily Redknapp still had no answer to it Referee: Andre Marriner - Got most things right but harsh on Scholes 6 [LNB]
