THE NOTEBOOK: Dele Alli makes a surprise return to Tottenham, Dimitar Berbatov sports Elvis-style quiff and new rule saves Cristian Romero
Ange Postecoglou oversaw a thrilling first win as Tottenham manager with 2-0 victory over Manchester United.
Pape Sarr's strike and a Lisandro Martinez own goal settled a pulsating Premier League clash on Saturday night.
Even by Spurs' standards this has been a chastening year, with their struggles in the second half of last season compounded by homegrown star Harry Kane's recent switch to Bayern Munich.
But former Celtic boss Postecoglou has brought new hope to Tottenham and his entertaining, new-look side sealed a fine 2-0 win thanks to Sarr's effort and a late Martinez own goal.
Mail Sport's Gerry Cox shares some of the more unusual talking points.
Dele Alli made a surprise return to Spurs, sitting in the executive seats just behind the press box.
The former Tottenham midfielder, who has yet to play for Everton this season while he recovers from hip surgery, gave an emotional interview last month when he talked about his troubled background and addiction to sleeping tablets.
But he looked back to his old self as he posed for selfies with fans, and was smiling afterwards after an entertaining win for his old side.
“It's nice to be back and I enjoyed watching that,” he said as he made his way to the Spurs dressing room.
Dimitar Berbatov was another guest of honour at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium for the match between two of his former clubs.
The Bulgarian, who was starting to go thin on top when he was at Spurs 17 years ago, looked resplendent with a full head of hair and even sported an Elvis-style quiff.
One member of the media quipped: “I'd love to get a hair transplant like his!”
The Premier League's new guidelines on handball saved Cristian Romero when the Spurs defender handled a shot from Alejandro Garnacho midway through
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