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Tottenham Hotspur signed off at the White Hart Lane with a 2-1 win over Manchester United with goals from Victor Wanyama and Harry Kane ensuring the North London club will finish second in the Premier League, their highest position since 1963.
The home fans had set up a rousing atmosphere and Harambee Stars captain Wanyama gave them something to cheer about just inside six minutes when he powered an emphatic header past United goalkeeper David De Gea.
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Homegrown hero Harry Kane, born up the road in Chingford, added to Wanyama’s early header to secure the victory that effectively ended United’s hopes of a top-four finish.
Demolition work at the Lane, Spurs’ home since 1899, will start on Monday, with Mauricio Pochettino’s side playing at Wembley next season before moving into their new ground, which is being built on the same site, in 2018.
The Lane has been graced by such Spurs greats as Jimmy Greaves, Steve Perryman and Glenn Hoddle and it was fitting that Kane, emblem of their exciting current side, should be their final goal-scorer there.
It was Spurs’ 14th successive home league win — equalling the club record, set over two seasons in 1987 — and meant they finished a league campaign unbeaten at home for the first time since 1964-65.
An on-pitch ceremony featuring famous figures from the club’s past was due to take place after the match.
Sixth-place United, who replied through Wayne Rooney, fell to a second successive league defeat, having seen a 25-game unbeaten run ended by a 2-0 loss down the road at Arsenal last weekend.