There has been worries over ManUtd vs Spurs game and it's been a hell in the first half. Although we dominated the possession and plenty of chances we still can't managed to go through Spurs defences. Dawson has been remarkable for Spurs along side Ledley King, the captain.
Sir Alex Ferguson's side sits two points ahead of Chelsea with the Blues set to face Stoke City on Sunday, while the defeat leaves Spurs one point clear of Manchester City for fourth place.
Giggs scored from the penalty spot in the 58th minute to put United in front, but Tottenham answered 12 minutes later through Ledley King.
Nani then put the hosts back on top nine minutes from time before Giggs beat Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes from the spot for the second time five minutes later.
The first 45 minutes failed to produced a goal and the best chance fell to United midway through the half when a strong low shot from Antonio Valencia forced a good save from Gomes.
Things picked up after halftime and United went in front after 58 minutes when a neat backheel from Dimitar Berbatov allowed Patrice Evra to get into the area before being taken down by Tottenham's Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
Giggs stepped to the spot and drove the ball into the lower left corner of the net, but a mistake in defense by Rafael allowed the visitors to level the match.
Gareth Bale's corner kick found the head of King in the middle of the area, and he turned the ball towards the net. Rafael was positioned on the right post, and he would have cleared the effort had he remained there, but instead he left his position and watched the ball end up in the back of the net.
Tottenham looked to be the more dangerous side at that point, but the introduction of Federico Macheda played a big part in United taking the lead in the 81st minute.
The young Italian took a pass from Darren Fletcher with his back to the goal and he laid the ball off to Nani, who burst into the area and lobbed a perfect chip inside the far post over the onrushing Gomes.
The result was then secured five minutes later when Nani was brought down inside the box by Wilson Palacios, allowing Giggs to tally his second goal of the match from the penalty spot.
Tottenham got a bit of a favor from Arsenal on Saturday as they held City to a 0-0 draw, while West Ham took a huge step towards safety with a 3-2 win over Wigan as Scott Parker netted the winner in the 77th minute.
Hull City looks to be headed down as they lost 1-0 to Sunderland on Darren Bent's seventh-minute goal, Wolverhampton and Blackburn finished 1-1 at Molineux Stadium and a second-half double from Aruna Dindane helped Portsmouth earn a 2-2 draw at Bolton.
woohoo nani! we love you! =D
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