Tottenham responded immediately with several promising attacking moves, including a piercing cross from Ivan Perisic that somehow evaded a host of bodies in the Man Utd box, and a shot from Richarlison that was saved by David de Gea. However, they were unable to convert any of their chances into goals, and Manchester United added a second on the counter-attack in the 39th minute. Bruno Fernandes’ long ball was brought down well by the Man Utd striker, who skated past Eric Dier and fired into the roof of the net.

At halftime, Tottenham found themselves two goals down and in desperate need of a comeback. They came out fighting in the second half, with a header from Clement Lenglet bouncing off the top of the bar following a scramble in the penalty area. Spurs pulled one back just before the hour mark, with a high cross from Perisic falling to Kane, whose effort was blocked by retreating Man Utd defenders, with the ball falling to Porro on the edge of the box to lash into the top corner.