Report: Spurs 1 United 0

Manchester United fell to an agonisingly narrow defeat on Sunday, as James Maddison's first-half goal earned Tottenham Hotspur three vital Premier League points.

The Reds gave it everything in north London, and applied significant pressure on the Spurs goal in both halves, but could not find the equaliser that they arguably deserved on the balance of general play.

The decisive moment of the contest came in the 13th minute, when Maddison was first to the rebound from Lucas Bergvall's low shot, which had been parried by Andre Onana.

Both sides had plenty of chances during the remainder of an at-times frantic encounter that could easily have ended 3-3, but Ruben Amorim's Reds were left ruing a…