Manchester United failed to close the gap on the Premiership title hopefuls by only taking a point in the scoreless draw at Tottenham. Boss Sir Alex Ferguson felt his suffered from bad luck at White Hart Lane.

"It is not a bad result," said Ferguson. "We dominated the game for the most part and their goalkeeper has made two fantastic saves near the end.

"We just needed that bit of luck or a break close to goal but we didn't get it.

"But you have to admire the intensity of our game. Tottenham have been on a high since Harry Redknapp came.

"There is a bit of life about the club now. You expect to see them higher up the league and I am sure they will be.

"Overall, I am satisfied with the performance."

Ferguson admitted Dimitar Berbatov failing to make much of an impression against his old club.

"It was not his afternoon," said the United chief. "I made the point last week that we needed to start taking our chances, although we did not create that many today."