Tottenham kissed goodbye to any realistic hope of a top four place this afternoon after a dismal showing against Manchester United at Old Trafford, losing 3-0 after a first half salvo from the Red Devils.
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Here’s how the Spurs players rated:
Hugo Lloris – 6
The French international will have been disappointed to concede the goals he did and should probably have got to Carrick’s goal. Could have done little about Fellaini or Rooney’s though.
Kyle Walker – 4
A torrid day for Walker who was punished time after time down his flank as he got forward and failed to get back. Added to which, he had virtually no impact in the opposing third. His disconnect with Dier was clear for all to see.
Eric Dier – 5
A tough day for the centre-half who wasn’t helped by his partner. At 21 years old he struggled to deal with the pressure of the performance once his side conceded in the first half. Should have worked much better with his full-back, Walker.
Jan Vertonghen – 5
The Belgian will be disappointed not to have done better with the goals conceded, especially Carrick’s header. A poor day all-round.
Danny Rose – 5
Not a good day for the full-back who got forward, but made very little impression when he did and was a bit of a passenger.
Nabil Bentaleb – 6
Had very little impact on the match and will be disappointed. Should have been sweeping up second balls and could have probably prevented such a collapse in the first half, especially with his mistake for Rooney’s goal.
Ryan Mason – 5 (Lamela 64′)
The former Swindon Town loanee will have hoped he could have disrupted the Red Devils’ midfield more than he did in a game where he seemed absent
Andros Townsend – 4 (Dembele 31′)
A shambolic display from the winger who will know how dismally bad he was having been hauled off so early. Any gameplan Pochettino sent the team out with was clearly ignored by the England international as he contributed nothing.
Christian Eriksen – 6
Saw little of the ball and as a result couldn’t be the influential playmaker he so often is for his side. Didn’t add any energy or ball retention into midfield when he desperately needed it.
Nacer Chadli – 5 (Adebayor 81′)
Invisible for long periods of the match, much like a lot of his team-mates and will be bitterly disappointed as his performance having had a pretty good season so far.
Harry Kane – 6
A tough game today for Tottenham’s golden boy who received no service whatsoever. He never stopped running on an otherwise lethargic performance for his side, but was never going to have an effect on the result.
Subs:
Mousa Dembele – 6
Shored up the midfield after replacing the dreadful Townsend, but Manchester United were in rampant mood and couldn’t be stopped.
Erik Lamela – 5
Did absolutely nothing when introduced, though the game had gone well before he came on.
Emmanuel Adebayor – 6
Made a nuisance of himself when he came on, but didn’t have anywhere near enough time to stamp his authority on the game.