Amid a season full of disappointing defeats for Tottenham Hotspur, there has at least been one small joy for Ange Postecoglou's side: playing Manchester United.

Tottenham Hotspur have beaten Manchester United after James Maddison 's early goal. Ruben Amorim's squad has been decimated by illness and injury, and they weren't able to find a way through a defence that has leaked goals all season. Maddison's 13th-minute goal was the difference as he followed in from a weak Andre Onana save.

An important victory for Spurs and Ange Postecoglou was otherwise a low-quality contest, that summed up many of the wider issues facing the game