By the end of the season, with Harry Kane back among the goals and Heung-min Son winning the Prem Golden Boot, Spurs were back in the Champions League - having beaten Arsenal 3-0 in a titanic adrenaline-fuelled display in the final weeks of the season to evict Mikel Arteta’s side from the top four.
When Spurs lost three London derbies on the bounce, scoring just once across them and conceded three in each game to Crystal Palace, Chelsea and Arsenal, before wins over Villa and Newcastle, it felt like the next blip would be the final one.
It was only when Marcus Rashford scored United’s third, four minutes from time, after earlier goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani, that the home fans stopped chanting for Nuno’s head.
And unlike Postecoglou, whose belief that his side will pick up results when the massed ranks of the injured brigade return to active service does have some credence, the past few weeks appear to have shown what this United side really are.
Anger has only grown among the Spurs and Manchester United supporters as their clubs’ seasons of debacle have continued to plummet downhill in recent weeks.
