Dimitar Berbatov screams at Manchester United player in draw vs Tottenham

Dimitar Berbatov wanted Manchester United forward Bryan Mbeumo to shoot instead of passing the ball early on against Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday.

Spurs hosted Ruben Amorim’s team on 8 November, and the Red Devils went into the break with a one-goal advantage thanks to Bryan Mbeumo’s header in the 32nd minute.

Senne Lammens had an early scare at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and while the North London outfit were on the front foot initially, the visitors took control of the game as the first half progressed.

In the fifth minute, Bruno Fernandes threaded an impressive pass to the former Brentford attacker in behind the Lilywhites’ defence, but he squared it into the box instead of testing Guglielmo Vicario.

Bruno Fernandes key for Manchester United against Tottenham

While Mbeumo could potentially have done better when handed one of his first opportunities to score, Berbatov wanted to give the Manchester United captain his flowers.

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The Portugal international was influential in the build-up to the Red Devils’ opportunities at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the 2-2 draw.

Eventually, in the 32nd minute, the 26-year-old Cameroon international didn’t make any mistakes, scoring a header from Amad Diallo’s cross, and overall, the game had an exciting end to it as Matthijs de Ligt scored a late equaliser after goals from Mathys Tel and Richarlison.

Speaking on Premier League Productions on 8 November during the half-time analysis, Bower said: “Man United have had a couple of opportunities, one actually, where you were screaming, shoot.”

Berbatov responded: “That pass from Fernandes. This is where he thrives, this is what he’s best at. The vision of that pass. Not many players give that pass. [Mbeumo] can dink it, but I like what he tried to do because he tried to find someone to score.”

Pape Matar Sarr struggled defensively against Copenhagen in the 4-0 Champions League victory on 4 November, and the midfielder’s woes continued as he should’ve certainly cleared his lines instead of passing the ball to Micky van de Ven in the build-up to Man United’s goal.

Thomas Frank must address one major issue at Spurs

Thomas Frank risks getting sacked at Tottenham as fans certainly expect exciting football under the former Brentford boss.

Instead, Spurs fans have witnessed their team put in inconsistent performances, and that was their downfall in the Premier League last season.

While the North London outfit’s away form has been impressive, boasting an unbeaten record on the road, they’ve failed to make Tottenham Hotspur Stadium a fortress.

De Ligt’s last-minute goal must’ve been a sucker punch for Frank, but he needs to build on that second-half resilience in N17.

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