Tottenham vs Manchester United Player Rating: James Maddison’s strike sinks Man United
Tottenham hosted Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the English Premier League, game week 25 on Sunday, February 16. The home side started the first ten minutes passing the ball around before they started moving towards the Red Devils penalty box. The Spurs did ask a few questions with crosses in the box and created all sorts of problems for the Manchester United defence. All of a sudden, Vicario is called into action with a superb long ball from Maguire, who picked the running Hojlund but unfortunately, couldn’t score.
The Spurs and James Maddison caught Manchester United players ball-watching as Onana pushed away a shot from Bergvall, and Maddison was quick to latch onto it and scored a simple tap-in, giving his side the lead. Ruben Amorim-led side struggled to get a hang of the ball in the first 25 minutes of the game, giving away possession and losing the ball easily. How has Garnacho missed this? Fernandes and Zirkzee created a sensational chance for Garnacho, yet the young Argentine winger fumbled it and hit it high in the sky.
Tottenham had the complete upper hand against the Man United team during the first half of the game, with 66% ball possession, 296 passes, and 5 total shots. While Man United had 138 passes with 8 shots not to mention their 34% ball possession. Is today the night for Tottenham and their fans? Will they get to taste a victory after 105 days Or will the wait continues? Let’s find out.
The Red Devils begin the second half with a few good passes, Kulusveski dragging a player down and giving away a free kick. Spence continued to a frustrated Man United and Dalot with his speed and precise crosses into the box. Zirkzee threaded a good pass to pick Garnacho but couldn’t beat Vicario. Man United had a great start to the second half, with better possession, control and impactful crosses.
After a period of dominance by Manchester United in the midfield, Tottenham regained possession and continued creating pressure on the opposition’s defence. Zirkzee alongside Garnacho and Hojlund had a few moments of brilliance but still couldn’t breach the defensive duo and Vicario. Tottenham enjoyed 46% possession with a staggering 17 shots in the second half and two chances, meanwhile, Man United had 54% possession with 195 passes and 8 shots.
With this win, the Spurs will move to the 12th position in the table, on the other hand, the struggling Manchester United is in the 15th position with 1 1-point difference between both sides. Ruben Amorim-led side today looked unthreatening most of the time in front of the goal, they missed a proper goal scorer.
Crowds were well behind the Spurs throughout the game as the home stadium was filled with the echos of chants like, “We’re the Park Lane Tottenham”, “Come on You Spurs”, “Nice one Sunny”, and “Gimme Gimme Gimme a Ginger from Sweden.”
Let’s have a look at Tottenham vs Manchester United Player Ratings.
Tottenham Player Ratings
GK – Guglielmo Vicario – 8.5
Sportsdunia Man of the Match is Guglielmo Vicario, with a phenomenal performance between the stick. He made more than 6 saves in the entire game and completed 24 passes as well.
LB – Djed Spence – 7.6
Looked lively throughout the game, making runs down the left side and threading in beautiful crosses and passes. Frustrated his counterpart with his speed and explosiveness. Showed his defensive abilities as well in the second half with sliding tackles, blocks and chase-down.
CB – Ben Davies – 7.8
He was solid at the back for his team and made crucial blocks and clearances for his team. Completed 72 passes as well as made 6 clearances and 6 recoveries.
CB – Kevin Danso – 7
Danso made a few good blocks and interceptions and looked calm and composed throughout the game in the box. Made more than 50 passes, created a chance for his team and won three duels.
RB – Pedro Porro – 7.9
The Spanish right-back had a great game and making runs down the right side troubling the opposition defence line with crosses inside the box.
CM – Lucas Bergvall – 6.4
The young Swedish midfielder had a decent game, he made 38 passes, one clearance, 1 interception, and 4 recoveries.
CM – Rodrigo Bentancur – 6.8
The Uruguayan midfielder looked calm and composed in the midfield, controlling the pace of the game. Picked up a knee injury in the second half, completed 60 passes, created 2 chances and a few blocks as well.
CAM – James Maddison – 7.5
Scored a simple tap-in, catching the Man United defence sleeping. He most 8 duels in the game and gave away balls. Looked rusty and tired in the second half, and was subbed in the 63rd minute.
LW – Heung-Min Son – 7.8
He looked rusty in the first half with half-hearted dribbling and passing but looked confident and imposing in the second half, Much more influential and commanding in the box.
ST – Mathys Tel – 7
The 19-year-old striker had a terrific game, made 3 shots on target, created one chance for his team, and ran back and forth throughout the game.
RW – Dejan Kulusevski – 6
The Swedish winger had a decent game at front, he had a few good moments in the game. He lost the most duels in the game with 12 to his name.
SUB – Pape Sarr – 7
Came on to provide fresh legs in the middle and made two good recoveries in the box.
SUB – Brennan Johnson – 6
After missing six outings with a calf injury and looked rusty in his decision-making.
SUB – Archie Gray – N/A
SUB – Yves Bissouma – N/A
SUB – Wilson Odebert – N/A
Manager – Ange Postecoglou – 7.5
The near-perfect performance in response to all the critics and injury problems. His formations and tactics to create the struggling defense line came in handy for him. Will look to further improve to continue the momentum.
Manchester United Player Ratings
GK – Andre Onana – 7.5
The Red Devils shot-stopper was called into action by the Spurs attacking trio a lot in the first half and made a few sensational saves to keep his team in the game.
CB – Noussair Mazraoui – 7.3
Apart from two or three nervous moments, he had a good outing and made sure Son’s frustrated and dry run continued. Looked calm and composed in the defensive half. He was the most accurate passer in the game with 96% accuracy.
CB – Harry Maguire – 6.8
Superb with the ball at his feet and made a few good long balls for his attacking trio. Created a great chance for Hojlund with a through ball in the first half.
CB – Matthijs de Ligt – 7.6
The Dutch defender had a great outing, he was looking composed in the box, and made a few great late decisions, with 9 clearances, 3 interceptions, and 5 recoveries.
LWB – Diogo Dalot – 6
Dalot was under pressure throughout the game with Heung-Min Son and Spence troubling him the whole night with sharp passes and speed.
RWB – Patrick Dorgu – 7.4
The 20-year-old had a great game in an unfamiliar position. He made good runs down the flanks and made a few decent crosses inside the box.
CM – Bruno Fernandes – 8.1
The Portuguese creative wizard didn’t look that impressive for the Red Devils today in the midfield, as he gave away many balls easily and couldn’t create an impact. In the second half, he looked like his usual self, more creative and impactful. He was running inside and making great passes inside the box.
CM – Casemiro – 7.5
Shown a yellow card for a brain-fading foul on Heung-Min Son, made a few good interceptions, and tackles. But lacked confidence and needed a few more games to bring back his old form.
LW – Alejandro Garnacho – 7
The Argentine winger fumbled the easiest chance, he could have gotten today. Losing balls here and there and lacked confidence in his play.
ST – Rasmus Hojlund – 5
Made a few great runs and created decent chances for his teammates by drawing the attention away. Had a great chance to level in the first half but missed. In the second half, apart from a few touches, he was nowhere to be seen and had the least amount of touches by a player to play 90 minutes (23).
RW – Joshua Zirkzee – 6.4
The Dutch winger completed the most dribbles in the game. Apart from a few brain-fading moments, he had a decent game in front of the goal.
SUB – Chido Obi – N/A
Manager – Ruben Amorim – 6.5
Ruben Amorim went for a young attacking setup against the rusty and nervous Tottenham side. His side had a decent chance to equalize but ruined it.
FAQs
What was the result of Tottenham vs Manchester United?
The game between Tottenham vs Manchester United ended as a 1-0 victory for the home side.
When was Tottenham vs Manchester United?
Tottenham vs Manchester United took place on February 16, 2025.
Who was the man of the match in Tottenham vs Manchester United?
Guglielmo Vicario was the man of the match in Tottenham vs Manchester United.
Who was the worst player of the match in Tottenham vs Manchester United?
Rasmus Hojlund was the worst player in Tottenham vs Manchester United.