Source: Manchester_EveningNews
United 2 Spurs 0: Player ratings
Kuszczak: The Pole built on his impressive form at Portsmouth with one particularly excellent save from Bentley 7 Neville: Whether it was in combat against Bentley or Lennon the skipper was the winner 7 Brown: The diminutive threat of Defoe and Keane didn't bother him and he handled Crouch with equal comfort 7 Vidic: Slack distribution early on but he grew in stature and was more like his old self as game wore on 8 De Laet: Like his opposite full back team-mate the Belgian was never exposed or in grave danger against experienced opponents 7 Obertan: The French winger was one of the brighter sparks against Besiktas but didn't get much change out of Bale 6 Anderson: Suggestions that the Brazilian has started to tread water were dispelled with a much better display 7 Gibson: Comfortable on the ball and his long range strikes were a lethal weapon 8 Park: Not much went down United's left flank so the Korean was a bit out of it 6 Welbeck: Looked better on the ball and put Tottenham on the back foot more than he did the Turks 6 Berbatov: The younger ones around him fed off his calm impact on the game 8 Subs: Carrick (sub Obertan 63) A stroll 6 Macheda (sub Berbatov 63) Some good touches 6 Tosic (sub Anderson 82) Good to see him again 6 Owen, Giggs, Fletcher, Amos not used Tottenham: Gomes, Hutton, Dawson, Bassong, Bale, Lennon, Jenas, Palacios (Huddlestone 45), Bentley, Keane (Crouch 65), Defoe Goals: United: Gibson (16,38) Tottenham: Bookings: United: De Laet (78) Gibson (83) Tottenham: Battle of the Bosses: Fergie's trust in his young side paid dividends and it was Redknapp who ended up asking question of his fringe members Referee: Mark Clattenburg - No problems 7 Attendance: 57,212 Agree with the ratings? Have your say. [LNB]
