- 5022
Kyle Walker
Drilled a fantastic free kick under the wall to give Spurs the lead in the 18th minute but made a real mess to gift Rooney his first equaliser. Kept his head up and continued to bomb forward. - 3731
Jan Vertonghen
Battled hard defensively up against Valencia. Sometimes beaten but put in strong challenges and got forward well. - 6421
Vlad Iulian Chiricheş
Dawdled on the ball for too long once in the first half but otherwise a composed and classy defensive display. - 1930
Michael Dawson
Appeared to be struggling for pace in a few instances but decent on the whole, making some crunching tackles. - 5520
Aaron Lennon
Had Evra on toast in the first half and constantly beat the Frenchman with his pace. Forced De Gea into a sharp save in the opening 45 minutes but appeared to be carrying an injury in the second before being replaced by Townsend. - 5020
Paulinho
The Brazilian played in a new position just off Soldado. Powerful running and pressing throughout the game and a good first-half pass from which Soldado should have done better. - 4120
Moussa Sidi Yaya Dembélé
Good positioning from the Belgian. Broke up United attacks and used his power to shield the ball and start moves. - 2536
Nacer Chadli
A surprise selection on the left wing but did a decent job. Worked hard up and down the line and showed some neat touches. - 7414
Sandro
Stunning strike into the top corner to score Spurs' second in the 54th minute. Always on hand with vital blocks and tackles to disrupt United attacks. - 1860
Roberto Soldado
Worked hard as the lone frontman and linked up Spurs' play well - although he badly missed his only real sight on goal when he sliced off-target in the first half.
Substitutions
- 2129
Andros Townsend
Good pace but too frantic after coming on for Lennon in the 65th minute. - 2320
Gylfi Sigurdsson
Came on for Chadli with five minutes left. - 1730
Jermain Defoe
Desperate to shoot but didn't have a clear chance after replacing Soldado 18 minutes from time.
- 7438
David de Gea
Looked furious with his wall after Walker's opener, to which he reacted too slowly. Solid handling throughout, however, and could do nothing about Sandro's stunner. - 37104
Patrice Evra Flop of the Match
Not for the first time, he could not handle Lennon's pace and trickery, although the Frenchman improved in the second half. Booked for a foul on Townsend. - 9336
Phil Jones
An assured performance in central midfield. Full of running and full-blooded in challenges. Lacked some quality on the ball despite good delivery in the build-up to United's first goal. - 5546
Jonny Evans
Generally solid performance from the Northern Irish centre-back. Good positioning up against the Spurs attack. - 3666
Chris Smalling
Looked very unnatural at times at right-back. Made some silly fouls but strong one-on-one against Chadli. - 9135
Nemanja Vidic
Completely dominant in the air all afternoon against Soldado and Defoe. - 25130
Tom Cleverley
Neat and accurate passing in central midfield without looking like he could open up the Spurs defence. - 6864
Antonio Valencia
Offered United an important outlet on the right as he hugged the touchline and used his pace but his final delivery was hit-and-miss. - 21127
Wayne Rooney Top of the Match
Not his finest game but on hand to score two more vital goals for his side. Quickest to react in the Tottenham penalty area in the first half and clinical from the penalty spot. - 36126
Danny Welbeck
A largely peripheral figure on the left side of United's attack but had a crucial involvement to win the penalty after beating Lloris to the ball. - 11352
Shinji Kagawa
A couple of glimpses of his class both centrally and on the left but never really caused Spurs many problems.
Substitutions
- 5452
Nani
Cam on for Valencia in the 84th minute. - 2199
Ashley Young
Replaced Kagawa six minutes from time. - 7636
Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez
Made little impact after coming on for Welbeck in the 73rd minute.
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