LONDON: Champions Manchester United did their best to put the Rio Ferdinand controversy on the back burner by returning to the top of the English Premier League table with a 2-1 win over Tottenham here at White Hart Lane yesterday .
First-half goals from John O’Shea and ace marksman Ruud van Nistelrooy put United 2-0 up at the interval before Spurs substitute Gus Poyet’s 63rd minute strike re-ignited the game as a contest.
