Fletcher: Nani had to score to keep the peace

Harry Redknapp might not have been too impressed, but Darren Fletcher has revealed that Nani risked a dressing room ear-bashing if he had not slotted home Manchester United’s controversial second at Old Trafford yesterday.

As Tottenham seethe at the injustice of being condemned to a 2-0 defeat in a fixture where they have endured so much injustice already down the years, within the home dressing room there was a clear view.