This referee is trigger-happy. He’s just given another yellow to Yves Bissoma as he tried to collect the ball after Son gave away a foul, near the centre of the pitch.
From the free kick… oh boy. Van de Ven clears it off the line! Vicario came out for the ball but fumbles it, Hojlund heads it into an empty net and van de Ven flies in the air and throws his foot high to keep it out.
Somehow.
That was absolutely remarkable. You won’t see a better goal line clearance than that. Ever.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United, 68 minutes
Yep, it looks like Son Heung-min is preparing to come on very soon, if not immediately for Richarlison, who is down receiving treatment.
In fact, it’s now - that is the change. Son for Richarlison.
The Spurs fans find their voice again. What can their captain provide?
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United, 66 minutes
Brennan Johnson is furious he hasn’t received a free kick or a corner kick for a little run down the right which relieved pressure for Spurs, momentarily.
Now another brilliant break for Tottenham - it could have been more but Dominic Solanke had a really tired touch to receive that ball from Destiny Udogie.
It might be time for Ange to make a change to dig Spurs out of the trenches. It is time for Son, perhaps?
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United, 62 minutes
This time it’s Richarlison and it’s a ridiculous decision to ping him for barely even brushing past Bruno Fernandes. What an over-the-top call.
Anyway, Fernandes and United get a free kick from it… it’s testing! Vicario gets low to smother it and a defender ends up scrambling it away.
Some warning signs there.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United, 58 minutes
It looks like the instruction for the second half by Ange Postecoglou is for his Spurs side to not do anything stupid. Sit back, soak up pressure, press in the right moments, and attack on the counter. That’s been the formula for them to get this far in the Europa League and it might deliver them the glory they so desperately want, even if it’s not as pretty as regular Angeball.
Nobody at this point will care for aesthetics.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United, 55 minutes
...for taking out Rasmus Hojlund in an aerial challenge. A bit silly, there. So he’s the first Spurs player in the book and they have a set piece to defend.
From the right flank, Bruno Fernandes, good position... it’s cleared. United win it back, but Spurs will have possession now after an offside call.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United, 50 minutes
That goal has seriously lifted the mood at the Surry Hills Hotel, after a sometimes scrappy first half.
But the consensus, unsurprisingly, is that Tottenham were the better team.
Bruno Fernandes might be the least popular man in this room. His 32nd minute challenge on Bissouma drew a lot of frustration and some unrepeatable chanting, and there’s the sense there’ll be more bad blood if the United captain produces his usual heroics.
I also have the benefit of the international Buckley family Spurs network, who are watching from London, New York and - er - Melbourne.
“Thankfully, Fernandes has had a quiet game so far,” my mum writes from London. “Johnson is the best on the pitch this half”.
At that, I’ll leave the analysis to Vince Rugari.
No subs by either side. The onus is on United to take the risks and get back into this. Let’s see what happens.
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United, 45 minutes