Manchester United vs Tottenham player ratings: Ashley Young impresses in dreary Old Trafford encounter

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Manchester United bounced back from last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Huddersfield to beat top-six rivals Tottenham 1-0 in a dreary encounter at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.

It took substitute Anthony Martial's late strike, coming in the last 10 minutes of the game, to separate the two sides following 80 minutes of nervous play.

For large swathes of the match the football on offer matched the weather, but Jose Mourinho's gameplan was eventually vindicated by the French forward.

For Mauricio Pochettino, he'll be left to lament the absence of Harry Kane who was forced to miss today's game through a hamstrung injury.

In his place, Son Heung-min stepped in but failed to provide the visitors with the same directness and attacking nous that his English teammate provides.

United now sit two points behind rivals Manchester City, who play West Brom later today, while Tottenham could find themselves eight points off the pace by the end of the day.

So how did the two teams fare? See the gallery above for our player ratings.