SCORE: 2nd Half

MANCHESTER UNITED (Mkhitaryan) 1-0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

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Premier League Tie between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur

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Date: December 11th, 2016

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Kick off BST: 14:15

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Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester

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Starting XI's:

Manchester United F.C.	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
De Gea	Lloris
Valencia	Walker
Rojo	Vertonghen
Jones	Alderweireld
Darmian	Rose
Pogba	Wanyama
Herrera	Dembele
Carrick	Eriksen
Mkhitaryan	Alli
Martial	Son
Ibrahimovic	Kane

Man Utd F.C. SUBS: Romero, Blind, Bailly, Fellaini, Mata, Rashford, Rooney

Tottenham Hotspur F.C. SUBS: Vorm, Davies, Wimmer, Sissoko, Winks, N'Koudou, Dier

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Team news:

• Same back four as against West Ham

• Mkhitaryan continues to start, and Martial returns.

• Bailly is on the bench so his injury wasn't bad.

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UPDATES:

FIRST HALF UPDATES:

0' KICK OFF

0' WE'RE UNDERWAY! Spurs kick off in white, United in red.

2' United almost score immediately! Mkhitaryan controls the ball in midfield, surges forward and plays Ibra threw on the wing and his squared ball to Pogba is hit low to the bottom corner but Lloris saves well. Very silky move!

5' The game is already being played at a fast pace with both teams looking to surge forward when they have the ball.

10' Tottenham have grown into the game quickly and are looking good in possession. United are playing a high-pressing game and trying to hurry them, though.

15' United have been pinned in our half for a few minutes now, but no major chances for Spurs yet.

20' After a succession of dangerous Spurs free kicks, United are back to looking dangerous and it's taken a few key blocks by the Tottenham defence to stop good shots on target.

25' Martial's been having a bit of trouble with ball control, especially at pace and on counter attacks, but we're getting into very encouraging positions.

28' MANCHESTER UNITED GOAL MKHITARYAN SCORES! KANE LOSES THE BALL IN MIDFIELD AND IT FALLS TO HERRERA WHO PLAYS A GREAT BALL THROUGH TO MKHITARYAN WHO'S CLEAR ON GOAL AND HE SMASHES IT PAST LLORIS INTO THE BACK OF THE NET! NO QUESTIONS ABOUT IT!

31' MANCHESTER UNITED YELLOW CARD Valencia lunges in late on Rose and gets booked. That means he'll miss the game at Crystal Palace.

33' United, again, play fast football to counter and Valencia's cross goes all the way through to Ibra at the far post but his low shot is saved well by Lloris at the near post.

40' While not all of it has worked, United are playing very encouraging football and are trying to push forward every time we have the ball. Not a lot of lackadaisical passing like previous years. Eriksen and Dembele have been Spurs' most dangerous players and Kane's not done much so far.

45' Valencia's just swung in a great cross that goes over Ibra's head and Martial attempts a volley/half-volley and I'm pretty sure that's actually flown out of Old Trafford.

45' ONE MINUTE ADDED

45+1' HALF TIME

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SECOND HALF UPDATES:

45' We're underway again! United attacking the Stretford End.

53' Spurs starting to grow into the second half after a good spell of possession from United. De Gea is forced into a save from Eriksen and now Mkhitaryan's given away a free kick in a dangerous position.

55' Eriksen whips it in and SOMEHOW, Wanyama is free at the back post and headers it into the ground and wide. He didn't have anyone around him for a good 2 yards in each direction.

56' TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR SUBSTITUTION Sissoko ON || Son OFF

57' TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR YELLOW CARD Wanyama goes into the book.

62' POGBA COMES SO CLOSE! Pogba wins a free kick in a dangerous position outside the box, that he then takes himself.. He strikes one of the most beautiful shots I've seen this season and it rattles the crossbar with ferocity. Lloris was stranded. INCHES away!

63' POGBA COMES CLOSE AGAIN! HE FORCES LLORIS INTO A GOOD SAVE AFTER THE BALL IS PULLED BACK BY MKHI! Herrera has also been denied two penalty shouts in quick succession.

65' MANCHESTER UNITED YELLOW CARD Pogba is booked for a poor challenge.

66' TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR SUBSTITTUION Winks ON || Dembele OFF

70' Eriksen has a free kick in dangerous range and he strikes low and hard to try catch De Gea off-guard at his post but it's pushed away well.

71' MANCHESTER UNITED SUBSTITUTION Rashford ON || Martial OFF