Gareth Bale scored one goal and set up another as Tottenham beat Manchester United for the first time in 23 Premier League matches with a thrilling 3-2 win on Saturday. Spurs&#39;s first victory at Old Trafford since December 1989 saw them twice go two goals in front, with the teams sharing three goals in as many minutes during a frantic spell before the hour mark. United&#39;s first home league defeat in 2012 meant Alex Ferguson&#39;s side ended the weekend in third place -- four points behind leaders Chelsea -- while Tottenham climbed to fifth. Just 90 seconds had been played when Spurs&#39; defender Jan Vertonghen burst into the box and fired the visitors in front with a low shot that deflected off Jonny Evans. In the 32nd minute they were 2-0 up when Bale, from just inside the United half, outpaced Rio Ferdinand before his shot beat Anders Lindegaard. United pulled a goal back in the 51st minute when substitute Wayne Rooney provided a cross for Nani to steer past Brad Friedel. But two minutes later Jermain Defoe left the struggling Ferdinand behind him and found Bale. <img alt="Jan Vertonghen scorfes for Tottenham Hotspurs" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/oct/tottenham.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 380px; " /> Tottenham Hotspur&#39;s Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen (C) celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Manchester United. Pic/AFP The Welshman&#39;s shot was palmed away by Lindegaard but only to Clint Dempsey, with the United States striker shooting into the empty net. However, United cut the lead to 3-2 moments later when Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa slotted home. Rooney hit the post and Michael Carrick&#39;s header came off the crossbar as United pressed for an equaliser but Spurs held on for a famous victory. Ferguson was furious with referee Chris Foy for only playing four minutes of added-on time at the end of the match. &quot;Four minutes of added time is an insult to the game. It&#39;s a disgrace,&quot; he told the BBC. But in a separate interview with ESPN, the veteran manager admitted United hadn&#39;t helped themselves early on. &quot;It was a poor start to the game and they got a little break with a deflected goal. We really defended poorly. From there we were playing against the wind.&quot; Delighted Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas urged his side to build on this result, the Portuguese boss saying: &quot;You have to give compliments to everybody on a special night like this but it doesn&#39;t stop here, we have so many important games to play.&quot;

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Tottenham Hotspur won at Old Trafford for the first time in 23 matches, since 1989, holding off Manchester United 3-2 in an enthralling encounter.

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