Man Utd man slams Tottenham key players, names THOSE responsible for causing Ange’s 3rd consecutive defeat as he tells Angry Lilywhites WHY Aston Villa got the Win at White Hart Lane.
Aston Villa came from behind to claim a superb 2-1 victory in a breathless and engrossing encounter at Tottenham Hotspur.
Ollie Watkins’ 12th goal of the season in all competitions just after the hour mark secured all three points from a high-tempo, end-to-end clash in north London.
Pau Torres’ header deep into first-half injury time levelled matters at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after Giovani Lo Celso’s deflected opener in the 22nd minute.
Dejan Kulusevski and Leon Bailey both hit the woodwork while Heung-Min Son saw three efforts ruled out for Spurs for offside, as did Watkins following a VAR review.
Victory ensured Unai Emery’s side have now registered a club-record 22 Premier League wins in a calendar year, their highest in the top flight since 1980.
Roy Keane didn’t hold back in his assessment of Tottenham after their defeat to Aston Villa… labelling their defensive play as ‘Spursy.’
Spurs slipped to their third straight defeat as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Aston Villa.
Giovani Lo Celso put Ange Postecoglou’s men in front midway through the first half but they were pegged back by Pau Torres in stoppage time at the end of the first half.
Ollie Watkins then poked home what proved to be the winner on 61 minutes and it was this strike which prompted Keane, who grew up a Spurs fan, to unleash his brutal verdict.
Keane said on Sky Sports: “Lovely goal from Villa, lovely finish, but defensively from Spurs, woah, really…. Spursy.”
The defeat means Spurs, who were top of the Premier League at the beginning of the month, fall down to fifth in the table.
The way they’ve gone from Premier League pacesetters to no longer being in the Champions League spots in a matter of weeks will be alarming to all those of a Spurs persuasion… but it is quite ‘Spursy’.