Ange Postecoglou blown away by James Maddison in Tottenham Hotspur win v Man Utd | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur have now secured back-to-back wins in the Premier League after they won 1-0 against Manchester United on Sunday.

James Maddison scored the only goal of the match in the first half as Spurs picked up all three points.

Andre Onana could only push Lucas Bergvall’s shot in the path of Maddison inside the box, and the England attacking midfielder made no mistake from close range.

Both sides had opportunities to change the scoreline, but Spurs stayed resolute at the back and climbed up into 12th place in the table.

After the match, Ange Postecoglou was happy with the fact that Spurs got some significant players back and that there were no fresh injury concerns after the game.

Maddison aimed a dig at Roy Keane with his celebration, and Postecoglou said that it doesn’t surprise him that the midfielder didn’t accept what was being said about him.

Postecoglou said: “Everybody has mentioned his celebration but I didn’t see it so I can’t comment on it but it doesn’t surprise me that Madders didn’t accept what was being said about him and threw a shot back over the bow.

“It’s just great to have him back. He is a quality player. If you just look at his goals return from midfield this year it’s still right up there. He got frustrated when he got injured and to be honest we didn’t think he would be back for a couple of weeks but he has worked awfully hard in training and done everything right to make sure he was available.”

James Maddison’s celebration and reaction to Roy Keane’s comments

Maddison marked his goal with a talking and shushing gesture celebration.

After the match, the midfielder said that he was doing the talking on the pitch, and without mentioning any individual critics, he said – “There was a little bit of outside noise this week.”

Last week, former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane said on The Overlap podcast that Maddison “got relegated with Leicester and he’ll get relegated with Spurs”.

Keane brutally criticised Maddison and asked when he would step up to the plate. It was his first goal in the Premier League since December and his 10th in all competitions this season.