Rooney wins it for Reds as Jol curses luck

Tottenham 1 Manchester United 2

Tue, 18 Apr, 2006 - 01:00

And that is what Manchester United clearly intend to do after prolonging the Premiership title race with a battling performance against Tottenham which saw Wayne Rooney who else? score both their goals.

According to Ferguson, however, it was Spurs manager Martin Jol who involuntarily provided the incentive for this United victory.

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