United are seven games unbeaten in the league and have moved up to 2nd place. Spurs are 12th with just two wins on the road this season.
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00:00...with high hopes for the future.
00:01Once it was about Greaves, Gilzeen, Mackay, Charlton, Law and Best,
00:05but today Ryan Giggs is back after missing Manchester United's FA Cup tie on Tuesday.
00:1019-year-old Giggs scored at Spurs back in September
00:13and renews acquaintance today with 18-year-old Nick Barnby.
00:17They played together for England's schoolboys.
00:19After that, Barnby signed for Spurs in the face of competition from Manchester United.
00:23Here's how the boys line up in a man's world today.
00:27As well as Giggs, Manchester United welcome back Paul Ince after a groin strain.
00:31Brian Robson has a calf injury, so it's McLear in midfield with Ince and an exciting attack.
00:37Spurs play the side that beat Marlowe in the FA Cup
00:39and Gary Mabbit makes his 350th league appearance for Tottenham.
00:45Referee today is micing each other with the first-time passes at the moment United.
00:49This is Pallister looking for Giggs.
00:56Shark number five, Hughes makes a run inside.
01:01Here's Cantona, Hughes is square and Cantona drove it against the legs of Torsbet.
01:09There was an opening there for the Frenchman and United.
01:12And Torsbet right out and he's done it again.
01:14But wait, here's Hughes and the goalkeeper is stranded.
01:17This is Giggs and Tottenham have got players back.
01:20Kicked away from near the line by Neil Ruddock.
01:23Forward by Parker and Torsbet's back in goal.
01:27That wasn't just an advance by Torsbet, it was an excursion.
01:30He was on by Cantona to Parker.
01:33And United have got five up again.
01:35Here comes Giggs.
01:37And here comes Shark.
01:38And again the goalkeeper saves Tottenham.
01:41To the relief of the right-back Austin who was all over the place there.
01:45Fell there but didn't get the better of Howells.
01:47Samuels in the game, a tremendous amount in this opening period.
02:03But he dwelt too long on the ball.
02:05This is Cantona.
02:07That was a foul but it could be an advantage.
02:09Neclaire!
02:10Torsbet again!
02:12And again!
02:13An inspired opening period here by the Spurs goalkeeper.
02:17It was an interesting attack that because somewhere here I thought there was a check.
02:20It was Mabbit possibly on Sharp.
02:22Then the other United player went down.
02:24And Mclare's shot was handled first by Torsbet who then threw himself at the feet of Hughes.
02:30Sharp coming in here.
02:33Hughes.
02:34Oh!
02:35No!
02:36Giggs coming in!
02:36Great save again Giggs!
02:38And again Torsbet!
02:39He's having a superhuman first half here, the goalkeeper.
02:45Nothing's getting by him.
02:46Here's...
02:47Here's...
02:47Irwin.
02:51All he could do to keep it in really and it's a United throw now.
02:58Sharp.
03:00Irwin.
03:04Cantona.
03:04It's in!
03:05It's Eric Cantona.
03:17Manchester United break through at last.
03:21The cross perfectly delivered to the far post.
03:23Cantona climb well and it dropped right in the far corner.
03:27Dennis Irwin provided the cross.
03:30And Cantona comes in here against Edinburgh and that is Cantona's fourth consecutive goal in the Premier League.
03:41The Premier League.
03:42Wake up.
03:44He's just don't know what he's going to do next.
03:46He's put Giggs in.
03:47And they're piling into the middle here.
03:49And it's been brilliantly turned round really.
03:53Dean Austin.
03:54Because they were flying in for the final touch.
03:59Giggs.
04:00It was who crossed it but it was Cantona yet again who set up the play.
04:04Clipped on by him in fact.
04:10It's Hughes now.
04:12Sharp just behind him.
04:15Irwin.
04:17Bruce is still forward.
04:18Cantona.
04:19Oh look at that pass.
04:21And he got Irwin in again.
04:22Oh that's brilliant.
04:25Dennis Irwin has scored but the return ball from Cantona was one of the passes of the season.
04:34This man is playing a game of his own.
04:38Irwin's finished brilliant.
04:40Hammered it past Torsbeck for 2-0.
04:43But the way that move built up and just look at the delicacy of that.
04:47He's put Irwin in beyond the last man.
04:50And after 52 minutes Manchester United go 2-0 up.
04:54Irwin who scored the last goal in their 5-0 win here against Coventry in the last league game.
05:00Gets the second today.
05:01Nice three.
05:04Brian McClare.
05:07Two goals in a minute.
05:10And the place has gone wild.
05:16McClare picked this up in space.
05:19And that's what you do when your confidence is high.
05:21Lined up the shot and drove it to Torsbeck's right.
05:30And Manchester United have turned a 1-0 lead into a 3-0 advantage in the twinkling of an eye.
05:36Position.
05:37This is McClare.
05:38And on goes Parker.
05:40Yes!
05:40It's Paul Parker with his first goal for Manchester United who makes it 4-0.
05:47And Torsbeck is absolutely stunned.
05:52He kept them out for so long and now he's seen it go past him four times.
05:5958 minutes gone.
06:00Great little ball from McClare that put Parker in.
06:03And a good finish.
06:04Well, I was chatting to Parker this morning and he was saying it's a long time since he'd scored a goal.
06:14It was back in his QPR days.
06:16He wants to come off.
06:17They've...
06:18Paul Parker clearing things up at the back.
06:22And there's quite a little conversation going on down there.
06:26The interpreter actually came out as well at that stage with Alec Ferguson.
06:30This is Hughes.
06:34Yes, I think that's more or less been decided now.
06:39He went off pretty quickly so the crowd didn't quite get the chance to give him the ovation that he deserved.
06:43Here's McClare.
06:45Down to ten men, Manchester United.
06:48They've used both their substitutes.
06:52But they've only got three minutes to go.
06:54Phelan.
06:56Anderton for Spurs.
06:59Who really ought to be working towards some sort of consolation now with the extra man.
07:02This is Sheringham.
07:07Nicely done.
07:08Barmby.
07:09Helped that on.
07:10Paul Allen.
07:12Barmby.
07:13And there's one back for Tottenham.
07:15They got the consolation.
07:16Nick Barmby.
07:18Against the club who wanted to sign him when he was a schoolboy.
07:22Scores a goal for Spurs late in the day.
07:26Number ten here is Teddy Sheringham.
07:28He's up against Steve Bruce.
07:30Nicely laid on there.
07:32First to Barmby.
07:34Then Allen.
07:35Allen's cross.
07:36And Barmby has made the ground into the area.
07:38To score with a header on 88 minutes.
07:41Now that for Nick Barmby is goal number six since he came into the senior side.
07:48And his output is good.
07:50All right.
07:50All right.