Manchester United had huge chances before the break, but got only with the 0-0 away encounter with Tottenham Sunday. Hugo Lloris remained a brilliant game Spurs goal.
Thus, it has ended a tie between teams at White Hart Lane three consecutive seasons. Last year it was 2-2, while there were 1-1 years before that. Sunday did not materialize the goals completely, but the battle was far from being boring.
The result means United are still unbeaten in their last nine league games, but points loss does not match with rødtrøyenes hope to sign up in the title race . Louis van Gaal’s crew is third with 36 points.
– I feel like we lost two points today. We were fantastic in the first place, but can not score goals, you win either, said van Gaal after the game.
That it was 0-0 at half, was scarce incredible. During the first circumvention gens last 20 minutes rolled United up one big chance after the other.
Guest first opportunity was Radamel Falcao who stood for. After great United combinations he was played through alone with Lloris, but the Colombian ended weak.
Good Lloris
Not long after Tottenham luck eluded backwards when Juan Mata free kick got a spigot and hit the post. Both Falcao and Robin van Persie chased return the ball, but at the last minute cleared hosts’ Vlad Chiriches away on line.
Just before the break was Manchester United dangerously close again. Alone with Hugo Lloris took van Persie down the ball five yards, but the Spurs’ French goalkeeper averted with a bone parade.
Few minutes later stood Lloris retrieved. This time he had at full stretch when he barely got some fingertips on Ashley Young screw ball.
– It is frustrating. We created many chances before the break, but we had not the day in front of goal, said United blockers Phil Jones.
Quieter
In the second half unable United bombarding Spurs likewise. The teams neutralized each other more, and chances came nearly as frequent.
Tottenham inserted a small end asked, but did not get closer than scoring Ryan Masons attempt after 82 minutes. The English midfielder was played beautifully throughout strong formal Harry Kane, but from close range he blew the ball over the United goal.
Spurs have varied tremendously in performance, but is now unbeaten in their last five matches. London club has been hanging on the other teams vying for Champions League games next season.
Although United had played match less than 48 hours earlier, chose van Gaal set with the same eleven that started in 3-1- victory against Newcastle Friday. According Opta was the first time in 85 games that United fielded an unchanged team in the Premier League.
There are new games for United and Tottenham January 1st respectively towards Stoke (b) and Chelsea (h).
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