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Adebayor’s Spurs Beat Manchester United at Old Trafford

Manchester United slumped to their fourth home defeat of the season after going down 2-1 to Tottenham at Old Trafford.

Goals from Emmanuel Adebayor and Christian Eriksen put Tottenham in control and, although Danny Welbeck pulled a goal back, Tim Sherwood’s men held on for an impressive win.

The defeat was United’s sixth in the Premier League this season and leaves them 11 points behind leaders Arsenal.

For Tottenham it was their third victory in four games under Sherwood as they moved above United in the table to sixth to boost their top four hopes.