A first-half goal from James Maddison, who celebrated by putting his finger to his lips in response to criticism he received last week from Roy Keane, sealed Tottenham’s first win at home in the Premier League since they beat Aston Villa here in November.
Maddison admitted that he had used criticism from Keane as motivation after the former United captain questioned his ability to revive Tottenham’s fortunes and said that “he got relegated with Leicester and he’ll get relegated with Spurs”.
Ruben Amorim has insisted that he will “stick with my beliefs” after watching his injury-hit Manchester United side endure a 12th Premier League defeat of the campaign that leaves them 15th in the table.
The defender Victor Lindelöf was the only substitute on United’s bench who had made a first‑team appearance and Amorim admitted losing three key players had not been ideal preparation.
It meant that United have now lost the most times after 25 games since they were relegated in 1974, with only 12 points separating them from the bottom three.
