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Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester United 2-0 in front of a Premier League record crowd of 81,978 people on Wednesday night.
Spurs needed just 11 seconds to take the lead when a long ball straight from the kickoff fell to Christian Eriksen, who cooly slotted home past David De Gea to make it 1-0.
And the early goal was a bellwether for the rest of the first half, with both teams playing entertaining wide-open football and fashioning quality chances at either end with only the end product missing.
A pressing Tottenham found their second in the 28th minute when Phil Jones redirected a low Kieran Trippier cross into his own net to give the hosts a two-goal lead at the break.
Jose Mourinho brought on Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini just past the hour mark with Man United struggling to create chances and Spurs continuing to challenge the visitors' defence.
The result, combined with Manchester City's win against West Brom, sees United's gap to Pep Guardiola's Premier League leaders grow to 15 points.
Source: espn.co.uk