Erik ten Hag admitted that he saw Tottenham's fightback coming and was too late in making substitutions to turn the tide for Manchester United on Thursday night.
United raced into the lead in the seventh minute in north London, with Jadon Sancho finding the bottom corner with a precise finish. Marcus Rashford was twice kept out by Fraser Forster before he made it 2-0, racing onto Bruno Fernandes' long ball to blast in at the near post.
Tottenham were booed off at half-time and showed a reaction after the break, with Pedro Porro pulling a goal back with a volleyed finish from a loose ball. Fernandes should have restored the two-goal lead but crashed his shot onto the bar from close range after dancing his way through the defence.
