Media365 editorial staff, published on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 at 11:09 p.m.
Manchester United confirms its return to the top ranks in the Premier League, beating Tottenham on Wednesday (2-0) at Old Trafford. Still without Cristiano Ronaldo.
Already winners of Liverpool at the start of the season, Manchester United gleaned another significant success in front of their supporters on Wednesday. The Ten Hag team disposed of Tottenham. A victory by two goals and which does not suffer from any dispute as the Red Devils flew over the debates in this meeting.
Lloris has long frustrated MU
The Mancunians offered 28 shots in this part, against 8 for the Londoners. The contrast is enough to measure the stranglehold that the locals had. If they did not impose themselves more widely, it is solely the fault of Hugo Lloris.
The last French rampart multiplied the parades on its line. First to delay MU’s first goal, then to avoid a shipwreck at the end of the match. A brilliant performance on his part and which should reassure coach Didier Deschamps. Especially one evening when his deputy in blue, in this case Mike Maignan, saw his period of stoppage extended.
Lloris therefore performed miracles, but he still had to bow twice. In the 47th minute, he was surprised by a deflected shot from Fred. And in the 69th, it was on a strike from Bruno Fernandes, released at the entrance to the surface, that he had to bow.
Cristiano Ronaldo returns to the locker room before the end
Announced as balanced, this game between two teams aiming for a place in the Top 4 will therefore have finally leaned heavily on the Mancunian side. At no time did the Spurs seem able to worry their opponents of the day.
After the second Mancunian goal, there was nothing more to report in this meeting. The intensity dropped and the only highlight for the spectators was Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to the locker room before the final whistle. Perhaps frustrated by not coming on, the Portuguese striker left his place on the bench a minute from the end of regulation time. An initiative that risks making the headlines of the English press this Thursday.
