Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 11 December 2016

Result

Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Sunday 11 December 2016, 14:15 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Manchester United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Manchester United won against Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 11 December 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Manchester United in the 29th minute.

Discipline: Manchester United received 3 yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Manchester United were 6th on 21 points from 14 and Tottenham Hotspur 5th on 27 points from 14. Manchester United went on to finish that season 6th with 69 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 2nd with 86.

Manchester United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Phil Jones of Manchester United (8.4), ahead of Ander Herrera (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Manchester United wins, 4 draws and 2 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Going into the match Manchester United's last five read D-D-D-W-D and Tottenham Hotspur's W-L-W-D-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Goal · Henrikh MkhitaryanManchester United · 1-0
  • 32'Yellow card · Antonio ValenciaManchester United
  • 58'Yellow card · Victor WanyamaTottenham Hotspur
  • 64'Yellow card · Paul PogbaManchester United
  • 76'Yellow card · Henrikh MkhitaryanManchester United
  • 78'Yellow card · Kyle WalkerTottenham Hotspur
  • 82'Yellow card · Danny RoseTottenham Hotspur

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Manchester United 4, draws 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2.

Team news

Manchester United line-up (4-3-3)

David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Matteo Darmian, Ander Herrera, Michael Carrick, Paul Pogba, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Anthony Martial

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-2-3-1)

Hugo Lloris, Kyle Walker, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Danny Rose, Victor Wanyama, Mousa Dembélé, Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli, Heung-min Son, Harry Kane