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TRIVIA: UNITED'S HISTORY AT WHITE HART LANE

Manchester United will visit White Hart Lane for the 89th and final time on Sunday before hosts Tottenham Hotspur move to Wembley next season while completing the construction of a new ground nearby. A good excuse, then, to delve into the Reds' history at one of English football's most famous arenas...

OVERALL RECORD
United have won 25 of 88 meetings with Tottenham at White Hart Lane, drawing 31, with the hosts coming out on top on 32 occasions. The Reds have scored 111 times, compared to Spurs' 144 goals.

EXCITING INTRODUCTION
The Reds' maiden trip to White Hart Lane ended in a 2-2 draw in September 1909, with George Wall and Jimmy Turnbull scoring for the visitors and Robert Steel's two penalties earning a point for the home side. United's first victory there came on the 11th visit, in February 1926, with Thomas Smith netting the only goal of the game.

HISTORY MAKER
John Fitzpatrick became United's first-ever substitute in 1965 when coming on for Denis Law during a 5-1 defeat. Five years later, Fitzpatrick scored on the ground, one of his 10 goals for the Reds.

FAMILIAR FOES
Over the course of 1979, the two teams met four times at the Lane and six times overall. The Reds won and drew league games on Tottenham's turf and held them in the FA Cup, but lost there in the League Cup with Glenn Hoddle's sublime strike being a highlight for the home supporters. In the winter of 1968, the sides played 300 minutes of football together in the space of a single week - after the sides drew 2-2 in the FA Cup at Old Trafford, the Reds lost the replay 1-0 in London but returned days later to win 2-1 there in the league.

DUTY CALLS FOR DUNCAN
Duncan Edwards was given special leave from National Service to represent the Reds in 1955 and the young Lance Corporal made the most of a break from his Army duties by netting both goals in a 2-1 triumph at White Hart Lane. They were superb strikes from distance and he was up at 5am the next morning to report back to camp in the West Country.

SHEASY BETWEEN THE STICKS
When Edwin van der Sar suffered a broken nose at White Hart Lane in 2007, John O'Shea donned the goalkeeping gloves and memorably managed to keep a clean sheet for the final 10 minutes or so. United won 4-0 with an irresistible performance.

COMEBACK KINGS
Sir Alex Ferguson's team looked dead and buried when Christian Ziege gave Spurs a 3-0 lead on the stroke of half time in 2001 but all sorts of records tumbled as the visitors turned things around to win 5-3 in unforgettable fashion. United notched the club's biggest-ever tally at White Hart Lane and all within the space of 45 minutes. Captain-for-the-day David Beckham rounded things off after Andy Cole, Laurent Blanc, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Juan Sebastian Veron all scored past Neil Sullivan - the same keeper beaten by Beckham's most famous goal, from 57 yards at Wimbledon.

SWEET SHERI
Teddy Sheringham is the only man to score for both clubs in this fixture - if we discount an own goal in 1999 by Paul Scholes who also notched for United in three games at White Hart Lane. Sheringham netted for Tottenham in 1996 and, two years later, bagged the Reds' consolation during a League Cup defeat.

ROONEY TARGETS THE TOP
Wayne Rooney can become United's all-time leading scorer at White Hart Lane if he can find the net on Sunday afternoon, as he is currently tied with Sir Bobby Charlton on six strikes. Ryan Giggs has made the most appearances for the Reds at Spurs' home (25).

BOSSING IT
Three legendary managers have taken charge of the most games between the clubs at this ground. Sir Alex leads the way with 28 matches, followed by Sir Matt Busby on 20 and Spurs icon Bill Nicholson on 18.

GOLDEN GRAHAM
Little did he know it when scoring for United in a 1-1 draw back in 1973 but George Graham would become a key figure in Spurs' history. Not only did he guide arch-rivals Arsenal to great success, winning two Division One titles as their manager, but he was also controversially appointed Tottenham boss later in his career and lifted the League Cup in 1999.

WHITE HART HAT-TRICKS
Only two triples have ever been scored in this fixture - both for Spurs. Charlie Handley achieved the feat in 1923 before prolific marksman Jimmy Greaves bagged half of the hosts' goals in their 6-2 victory in 1962.

EDGE OF GLORY
In late April 2003, the Reds were dominating at the Lane but struggling to find the breakthrough when knowing three points would take the club a huge step closer to another Premier League title. Eventually, Paul Scholes nodded United in front and van Nistelrooy clinched the win in the dying seconds to spark joyous celebrations.

EUROPEAN ENCOUNTER
There was one non-domestic clash between United and Spurs at the north London venue, when the hosts ran out 2-0 victors in a European Cup Winners' Cup tie in 1963. The Reds had the last laugh, though, securing a 4-1 triumph in the second leg at Old Trafford to progress in the competition.

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