Tottenham remain on course to end trophy drought despite major Man Utd scare
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Ange Postecoglou and his Tottenham held on to win a crazy generation game with Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United to see the North London club get within three wins of their first trophy since 2008. But Tottenham nearly threw away a three-goal lead in another breathless display full of goalkeeping errors before captain Heung-min Son sealed the win with a goal direct from a corner.
With Marcus Rashford back home in Manchester, Dominic Solanke and Swedish wideman Dejan Kulusevksi took advantage of shocking United defending to put the home side three goals up after 54 minutes. Postecoglou, 59, had claimed before this quarter-final that being a Premier League manager is harder than being prime minister.
And his keeper Fraser Forster showed why with two blunders to let Manchester United back into the contest as Spurs threatened a traditional collapse. But in the 88th minute, Altar Bayindir missed Son’s curling corner under pressure from sub Lucas Bergvall and the goal stood despite fierce United protests. Sub Jonny Evans’s injury-time header from a corner - his first United goal for nearly 11 years - was not enough to force penalties. After losing their last home match 3-4 to Chelsea, Postecoglou’s men this time reversed the score despite 10 men out with illness and injury to reach the two-legged semi-finals.
