M.U was the team that created pressure from the beginning of the match with consecutive dangerous attacks. If Lukaku's right leg had been "colored" more, the home team would have scored the opening goal in the 10th minute.
Realizing that he could not score early, Mourinho took the initiative to let his students play slowly and gave Tottenham some of the game for the purpose of exploring. Spurs' 62% possession rate in the following minutes only helped them create successful situations but was not concretized even once.
Obviously, the absence of Harry Kane is a very difficult problem to solve for the away team.
The heat of the match was boosted in the final minutes of the match when both sides made unnecessary fouls. Ashley Young and Dele Alli almost rushed at each other after a collision in midfield. The first half ended with a score of 0-0, both Mourinho and Pochettino scored quite a lot, promising a lot of changes in the second half.
However, the scenario of the first 30 minutes of the second half was not too different from the first 45 minutes. Instead of giving up the field, M.U took the initiative to reclaim the ball and deploy attacks. However, on a day when Tottenham did not want to take any risks, Mr. Khanitaryan or Rashford's passes were not enough.
The most dangerous chance from the start of the match was in the 79th minute. From a right wing cross from Lingard, Lukaku jumped high to head the ball into the ground, unfortunately the ball hit the post and bounced out as the away team's goalkeeper Lloris had already lost his hand.
However, the regret of M.U fans did not last long. In the 81st minute, from De Gea's cross, Lukaku headed the ball back to assist Martial as he was rushing. With just one more touch, the French striker opened the scoring for his team. The remaining time was too little for Tottenham to do anything. The match ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of Manchester United. Thus, after round 10, M.U has 23 points, 20 points more than Tottenham, who are currently ranked 3rd.
