Rooney sprints into the penalty area on the left hand side but his efforts come to nothing in the end

4 minutes of added time to play at the end of this second half

King strides forward in an attempt to start an attack but United remain resolute in defence to frustrate the home side once again

Spurs fans are streaming out the stadium now and the initial optimism of the first half is a distant memory

Jenas is held up in midfield by Carrick and the Spurs attack comes to a disappointing conclusion. The home side have lost their shape since the third United goal

Fletcher's shot is saved unconvincingly by Cudicini. The ball comes out to Rooney who forces another save from the Spurs goalkeeper

Spurs look shocked to have conceded a third goal and it now looks likely that the three points are heading United's way

Vidic appears to catch Crouch in the face and the United defender seems to be living dangerously here

Crouch gives away a free kick for an apparent foul on John O'Shea

Evra bombs down the pitch but his shot hits the side netting

United have managed to slow down the pace of this game and it's up to Spurs to start pressing them more to make their numerical advantage count

Rooney makes a good run down the left, cuts into the penalty area and shoots. Cudicini makes a brilliant diving save but Corluka should have done much better to close the United striker down

Corluka volleys the ball across the penalty area but Fletcher defends well and passes the ball to Carrick, who brings the ball out of defence for United

Crouch pushes Vidic as a cross comes into the box and then fouls Evra. Spurs are hitting more crosses into the striker to cause United more problems without Scholes on the pitch

Lennon's weak shot is saved by Foster

Giggs threads a ball through to Rooney, but the offside flag is raised once again

Rooney is flagged offside once again

From the resultant corner, Crouch should have scored from a free header. His effort glances off the crossbar and behind for a United goal kick

Foster makes an excellent save from a stinging shot from Jenas. The United goalkeeper had to be at full stretch to save that one

Berbatov is flagged offside for United

Ferdinand, who has been on top form for United this afternoon, plays the ball forward. King defends well to prevent Rooney getting into a dangerous position

Spurs have started the second half brightly, as they did the first. Jenas has a big part to play in this clash

Keane, who had a quiet first half by his standards, has his shot blocked after some great work from Assou-Ekotto

Awful foul from Vidic on Crouch. The free kick from the foul comes to nothing for Spurs

Berbatov fouls Bassong and Cudicini takes the resultant free kick

Spurs are hanging on a little in this game now. United's second goal was well-deserved and Anderson took his chance extremely well

Great build-up play from United and Giggs in particular but their attack eventually comes to nothing as Crouch clears with a volley

Evra pushes Lennon over, giving away yet another petty free kick

The flow of the game has been disrupted during the last few minutes by a flurry of free kicks

Foster makes a save from Defoe after sloppy play from United in a dangerous position

Crouch's header narrowly misses the target. The striker is causing United a lot of problems and Vidic in particular is failing to cope with him

Rooney is flagged offside after a terrific run. Anderson played the ball beyond the Spurs centre backs and that was nice play from United

Frantic play in the Spurs penalty box. Rooney should have scored but Cudicini's save comes out to Berbatov, who also has a fantastic chance to put United in the lead

Tom Huddlestone is wasteful on the edge of the area for the home side after United give the ball away

Berbatov's shot is tipped over the bar by Cudicini. Wonderful save from the Spurs goalkeeper but United are really growing into this game

An offside decision was given for Spurs' previous attack in the end but still a great start by the home side in this clash

Crouch flashes the ball across the United goal and any touch from Defoe would surely have resulted in a second goal

Rio Ferdinand, making his first Premier League start of the season, is frustrated after a lack of movement from United's strikers

Rooney looks threatening in the box after Berbatov's cross but Ledley King does well in the end

Fletcher plays the ball through to Wayne Rooney but Sebastien Bassong does well to prevent the England striker from making any kind of connection

Vedran Corluka and Patrice Evra have a coming together and the referee has a quick word with the Spurs man

Berbatov glances on an inswinging free kick from Giggs but Carlo Cudicini makes a comfortable save

Foster saves a volley from Crouch. Superb technique from the striker but Foster is more than equal to his shot

Anderson plays the ball forward but the Spurs midfielders manage to disrupt United's play once again

Benoit Assou-Ekotto fouls Darren Fletcher, who seems to have been the victim of a few tasty challenges during the last 10 minutes

Scholes is tripped in the middle of the park and is handed a free kick

Nemanja Vidic prevents Defoe's fantastic ball from getting through to Crouch. Spurs are closing down United whenever they get the ball, disallowing them space and time in midfield

Dimitar Berbatov is getting booed by the Spurs fans every time he touches the ball

Ledley King kicks a long ball forward to Peter Crouch, who sends a volley over Ben Foster's goal

Ryan Giggs gives the ball away and Aaron Lennon bombs forward for the home side

Brilliant start to this game from both sides. Spurs are playing like a side full of confidence but United are refusing to let the early goal affect them negatively

United are trying to get on the front foot as quickly as possible with Paul Scholes and Luis de Abreu Anderson attempting to control the midfield