Djed Spence brilliant, Danso and Vicario super, Tel busy

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Tottenham Hotspur came away with a 1-0 victory against Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon and here are our Spurs player ratings.

United and Spurs went into the game sitting 14th and 15th in the table with two points separating them. Ange Postecoglou finally had some players back from injury with goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and James Maddison returning to the team and Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson and Wilson Odobert all back on the bench.

The match was played out after a fans protest against chairman Daniel Levy and the Spurs board ahead of the game with up to 2,000 supporters marching towards the stadium down the high street.

In the game it was Maddison who grabbed what would end up being the winner when early on he slammed home the loose ball after Andre Onana could only push Lucas Bergvall's shot his way.

Both sides had chances in either half to change the scoreline but neither could take them and it was Spurs who made it back-to-back Premier League wins and a clean sheet to climb up into 12th place in the table.

Here are our Tottenham player ratings from the game:

Guglielmo Vicario

Made a couple of saves in the 10th minute and denied Garnacho twice before the hour mark. Was also good from set pieces on the whole. Brought much needed leadership to the back line. 8

Pedro Porro

Looked so much better for the midweek off and he was still flying up and down the right late on, winning important free-kicks. 7

Kevin Danso

Made an important sliding challenge to put off Garnacho in a good position 20 minutes or so in and made a great chasing tackle on Hojlund with 20 minutes to go. Looked to be limping at times in the second half and was replaced by Gray. Another really good display from the Austrian. 8

Ben Davies

Battled away even if United's breaks pulled him all over the place as he had to cover in behind the marauding Spence. 7

Djed Spence

Spurs' best player and he needs to stay in this team for the foreseeable future. He terrified United every time he ran with the ball at his feet. 9

Lucas Bergvall

It was his shot that was pushed towards Maddison by Onana. Looked very calm in tight situations until he started to tire and came off just after the hour. 6

Rodrigo Bentancur

Started brightly but faded badly in the second half and had a big ice pack on his knee on the bench after he came off. 5

James Maddison

Back in the starting line-up and he anticipated Bergvall's shot being saved and fired home the loose ball. Tried to make things happen and Spurs kept looking to him. A bright return for just over an hour. 7

Dejan Kulusevski

Lacking in quality at times but a tireless display from the Swede and he looked far fresher. 6

Mathys Tel

A really busy display with shots aplenty. Forced Onana into a save before the half hour mark and had enough efforts to get on the scoresheet. Worked so hard. 7

Son Heung-min

It was the captain's volley across the six-yard box that led to Maddison's goal and he teed up Tel for a shot midway through the half. Didn't have the same impact in the second half but kept probing for openings. 6

Subs

Brennan Johnson

A return to action and had a few forays forward but wasn't able to make an impact other than give United something to be concerned about. 5

Pape Matar Sarr

Brought good energy to a flagging midfield. 6

Archie Gray

Replaced Danso for the final stages. N/A

Yves Bissouma

Came on for the struggling Bentancur. N/A

Wilson Odobert

A return after so long out and it was a bright late cameo. N/A

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