No matter how bad you are and how bad your form might be, there’s always Manchester United to make you happy with their woeful performance.And Ange Postecoglou has earned himself a few weeks more, at least, in the Tottenham dugout, following a 1-0 home victory against the Red Devils on Sunday night. This victory allowed Spurs to leapfrog United, now in 15th place, with just two other teams separating them from the relegation zone.Manchester United relegation? pic.twitter.com/rGsQ6akqGD— Charles Patoshik (@BillKatamba) February 16, 2025 Straight from the start, it was all Tottenham as they dominated and had been a better team, but the visitors had the first big goal-scoring opportunity. Maguire found Hojlund with a long ball, and Vicario stepped up with a fine save before repeating the same, denying Garnacho’s follow-up shot. Dalot was near it, but then Davies cleared it to save his side from conceding in these tense moments.And soon, it was time for punishment on the other end. Onana saved Bergvall’s effort, but Maddison was there on the rebound to slot it past the Cameroonian and put his team ahead.That cross from Sonny and what a goal by Maddison pic.twitter.com/KA5cUhs6PE— aby (@coys_sy) February 16, 2025 The Red Devils had a chance to restore the stalemate, but Garnacho missed the standout opportunity.The same thing repeated after the restart of the game, as Vicario was slowly transforming into Garnacho’s worst nightmare.Ahead of the game, Tottenham were winless in their last three Premier League home games when leading at half-time, drawing once and losing twice. Alas, this time it was Manchester United on the other side, so the history wasn’t about to repeat.VICTORY IN N17! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/lblA2QlizI— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 16, 2025 Interestingly, Tottenham manager Postecoglou used all five of his substitutions unlike Ruben Amorim, who had made none. His only fit senior option was centre-back Victor Lindelof, though, with the rest of the bench made of academy players. Still, it seems like he should have taken the necessary risk and maybe provide those boys with the chance to shine on the EPL stage. Instead, he bet on in his experienced players and lost, once again.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 25Friday Brighton – Chelsea 3-0 (2-0)/Mitoma 27, Minteh 38, 63/Saturday Leicester – Arsenal 0-2 (0-0)/Merino 81, 87/Aston Villa – Ipswich 1-1 (0-0)/Watkins 69 – Delap 56/Fulham – Nott.Forest 2-1 (1-1)/Smith Rowe 15, Bassey 62 – Wood 37/Man.City – Newcastle 4-0 (3-0)/Marmoush 19, 24, 33, McAtee 84/Southampton – Bournemouth 1-3 (0-2)/Sulemana 72 – Ouattara 14, Christie 16, Tavernier 83/West Ham – Brentford 0-1 (0-1)/Schade 4/Crystal Palace – Everton 1-2 (0-1)/Mateta 47 – Beto 42, Alcaraz 80/Sunday Liverpool – Wolves 2-1 (2-0)/Diaz 15, Salah 37 pen – Cunha 67/Tottenham – Manchester United 1-0 (1-0)/Maddison 13/
