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Tottenham Vs Manchester United: Reds 12 Matches Unbeaten At White Hart Lane

Unlucky 13? United's 12-Match Unbeaten Record At Tottenham (PICTURES)
Samuel Luckhurst

Willem Korsten's time at Tottenham is utterly forgettable with the exception of one meaningless match which has gained significance over the last 12-and-a-half-years. For Korsten is the last Spurs player to score a winner past Manchester United at White Hart Lane.

In May 2001, United were already champions and more concerned about Sir Alex Ferguson's future. He had said that week he would sever all links with the club at the end of the 2001-02 season, but so sour had relations become between Ferguson and the club it could feasibly have been his last match in charge.

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Wayne Rooney is congratulated on his goal at White Hart Lane in 2009

Yet he stayed on for another 12 years and did not lose at Tottenham again. In that time, Ferguson faced seven Spurs managers (Glenn Hoddle, David Pleat, Jacques Santini, Martin Jol, Juande Ramos, Harry Redknapp and André Villas-Boas), won eight and drew four at the Lane.

Re-live all 12 encounters in the gallery.

United at Tottenham
2001-02(01 of12)
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3-0 down at half-time, United produced one of the great comebacks of the Ferguson era with five second-half goals to win 5-3.Andy Cole, Laurent Blanc, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Juan Sebastián Verón and David Beckham got the goals
2002-03(02 of12)
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Tottenham frustrated United in the antepenultimate fixture of the season for 68 minutes until Paul Scholes' breakthrough. Ruud van Nistelrooy secured three crucial points late on.A day earlier, Arsenal threw away a 2-0 lead to draw at Bolton, and United's win meant the destination of the title was in their hands. It would be Ferguson's eighth League win (credit:Getty Images)
2003-04(03 of12)
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Two days after the Football Association announced Rio Ferdinand was suspended eight months over a missed drugs test, United defeated Spurs 2-1 to top the table at Christmas.John O'Shea opened the scoring and Van Nistelrooy made it three goals in three at the Lane, with Gustavo Poyet's goal unable to prompt a Tottenham comeback (credit:Getty Images)
2004-05(04 of12)
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Four in four. Van Nistelrooy was spot on as he netted his first League goal of the season in this 1-0 win against a troubled Tottenham team.New manager Jacques Santini resigned a little over a month later, having managed Spurs for just 13 games (credit:Getty Images)
2005-06(05 of12)
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The only time Van Nistelrooy didn't score at Tottenham, two Wayne Rooney goals gave United three points in a must-win fixture, as their faint hopes of catching Chelsea at the top remained intact.Jermaine Jenas pulled one back for the home side (credit:PA)
2006-07(06 of12)
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A 4-0 rout that began with Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty and ended with John O'Shea going in goal, United's title credentials were re-emphasised courtesy of strikes from Nemanja Vidić, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs (credit:Getty Images)
2007-08(07 of12)
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The nearly game. Tottenham led for 69 minutes thanks to Dimitar Berbatov's opener, but Carlos Tévez's stoppage-time strike from a corner gave United a 1-1 draw (credit:Getty Images)
2008-09(08 of12)
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An entertaining goalless draw just before Christmas, Ferguson made his own quirky fashion statement amid freezing conditions (credit:Getty Images)
2009-10(09 of12)
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One of the greatest United away performances under Ferguson in the League.Jermain Defoe gave Spurs the lead with a brilliant overhead kick inside the first minute but United dominated the game. Giggs scored a brilliant free-kick, Anderson hit his first goal for the club and Rooney scored one of his most underrated goals, assisted by the superb Darren Fletcher.Paul Scholes was harshly sent off with United 2-1 ahead
2010-11(10 of12)
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A tentative United battled to earn a 0-0 draw, with Rafael da Silva pedantically red-carded by Mike Dean (credit:Getty Images)
2011-12(11 of12)
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Battered for the first 40 minutes of the game, Rooney applied the sucker punch prior to the pause and two excellent Ashley Young goals in the second-half further flattered United, as Spurs' confidence was impaled.Defoe got a goal back in another 3-1 United win in north London (credit:Getty Images)
2012-13(12 of12)
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Clint Dempsey equalised in added time as United's decidedly reticent approach failed to keep Tottenham out.Robin van Persie put the champions-elect ahead and Wayne Rooney was inexplicably denied a clear penalty before the American capitalised on David de Gea's flaky goalkeeping (credit:Getty Images)
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