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Manchester United legend Gary Neville lamented Manchester United's downfall.
Manchester United lost 0-1 to Tottenham in the 25th round of the English Premier League (EPL) in 2024-2025 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 17th (Korea time). Tottenham, who scored 30 points, moved up from 14th to 12th. Manchester United, with 29 points, fell to 15th place.
United were no longer Tottenham's opponents. Tottenham completed the first Manchester United match in 35 years since the 1989-1990 season. This means that he has played two EPL games this season 's sweep'. Tottenham won their first meeting with Manchester United 3-0 on September 30 last year.
He also had three points on his home turf on the day. Including the 4-3 victory in the Carabao Cup, Tottenham has won three meetings with Manchester United this season.
Manchester United has spent 1 billion pounds (1.81 trillion won) on transfers over the past 10 years. Tottenham, on the other hand, invested £580 million (1.53 trillion won). Neville points out that Manchester United invested 420 million pounds (about 763 billion won) more, but the reality is shabby.
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He said that the only Manchester United player who can be included in Tottenham's best 11 is captain Bruno Fernandes. "How many Manchester United players can make Tottenham's best 11 if they are with Pedro Porro, Destiny Udoji, Mickey van de Pen, Christian Romero, Ives Bissouma, Pape Sarr, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke, Son Heung-min, Brennan Johnson and Matisse Tel?" Neville said on Sky Sports in Britain. "I think it's only Fernandes. It could be Ahmad Diallo, but frankly, I'll choose Kulusevski over Ahmad.'"
And "What I'm saying is that all Tottenham players are better than Manchester United's individual players if they can play. I'm not talking emotionally, I'm not talking. We are at that stage,' he lamented, "'It's really sad that Manchester United is at that point at the moment.'
In Neville's best 11 integrated Tottenham and Manchester United, Son Heung-min, Solanke and Kulusevski are located in the three-top. Madison, Bissouma, Fernandez, and Udoji, Van der Penn, Romero, and Porpo are lined up in the midfield. The goal is a picture guarded by Guglielmo Vicario.
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Tottenham defended Madison's winning goal in the 13th minute of the first half. Son Heung-min played a key role. He responded to Rodrigo Bentancur's cross with a left foot volley from the left side of the penalty area.
The ball flowed after hitting the defender, and Lucas Beribal connected with a shot again. Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana was blocked, but the ball flowed back to the side, and Madison quickly jumped in and finished with his right foot.
Son Heung-min caught the eye with his selfless play until he was replaced in the 42nd minute of the second half. He recorded four key passes alone. It is a joint first-place record with Fernandez. However, none of the four key passes led to a goal.
HuscoordCom gave Son a 7.1 rating. It was the highest of the three strikers who started. Tel scored 6.9 points and Kulusevski scored 6.4. SofaScore gave Son 7.5 points and Footmob 7.8 points.
The British Evening Standard gave Son a seven-point rating. 'Shows a lively figure on the left, suggesting that he, too, has benefited from the rest' commented. Football London also said Son Heung-min's volley shot led to Madison's score, and in the middle of the first half, Tel created a shot opportunity. However, in the second half, it did not give the same influence as in the first half, but continued to create opportunities.
Tottenham are breathing heavily with the return of Vicario, Maddison, Johnson and Wilson O'Dowbert from injury.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
