But Michael Carrick enjoyed his first match back in charge of Manchester United after a derby win over their neighbours.

Frank on brink after Hammer blow

Frank said he had no problem with Tottenham fans chanting he will be sacked following the damaging 2-1 home loss to West Ham.

The Spurs faithful turned on the Dane after Callum Wilson bundled home a stoppage-time winner to earn the Hammers a first Premier League victory in 11 matches.

Frank’s future had already been in the spotlight after an FA Cup exit to Aston Villa and even though Cristian Romero’s header cancelled out Crysencio Summerville’s early opener, Tottenham slipped to an eighth defeat in 14 matches and have won only two of their last 13 league fixtures.

The former Brentford boss said: “Of course, I’ve probably had better times. It’s probably not the best time of course, but I understand, I’m the man in charge, so the blame will go to me. That’s fair.

“No problem in that sense. As long as they are backing the players, doing everything they can to support them and drive them forward, that’s what we do and we will keep going forward.”

Carrick enjoys dream derby

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Carrick hailed a superb start as United interim boss after a stunning derby victory over Manchester City.

Second-half goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu capped a brilliant performance as the rejuvenated Red Devils inflicted further damage on City’s title chances with a deserved 2-0 win at Old Trafford.

It was Carrick’s first game since he was appointed head coach for the remainder of the season following the sacking of Ruben Amorim last week.

The former United midfielder said: “It is a great start, there is no getting away from that.

“Before the game, we coaches spoke and said the boys were in a good place. We were quite happy with how we prepared for it and emotionally where the boys were at.

“But City are an unbelievable team with talent and they change it, so you have to go to plan B and C and work around it.

“You never really know how the game is going to go but for it to pan out like that, the boys were fantastic in so many ways. To manage it emotionally and pull it together, yes, it was pretty good.”

Arteta unhappy with penalty call

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta felt his side were denied a “very clear” penalty as they missed the chance to strengthen their grip on the Premier League title race after a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest.

The Gunners enjoyed the perfect pre-match entertainment by watching rivals Manchester City lose their derby to United, which presented the chance to go nine points clear at the summit.

But, nine days after drawing 0-0 with Liverpool after City had again slipped up, Arteta’s men could not take advantage after failing to get past Forest.

They missed some big chances and were denied a penalty in the second half when the ball appeared hit the arm of Forest defender Ola Aina, with VAR ruling it first struck his shoulder and his arm was then in a natural position.

But Arteta did not accept the decision.

“It hits the shoulder and then he takes the ball with the hand,” he said. “The explanation is not right, but then the rest, it’s OK.

“The order is OK, but the timing and the intention is very clear. If not, I wouldn’t be sitting here saying, in my opinion, it’s a very clear penalty.”

Glasner goes on warpath

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Oliver Glasner rounded off a nightmare week for Crystal Palace by hitting out at the club’s board, claiming his players are being “abandoned” with “no support”.

The last seven days have seen the Eagles crash out of the FA Cup to non-league Macclesfield, boss Glasner confirm he is leaving at the end of the season and captain Marc Guehi close in on a move to Manchester City.

Palace then slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light – their 10th successive game in all competitions without a win.

Glasner, who made no substitutions during the game, said: “I couldn’t support them from the bench. That’s how it feels now, I think the players left their hearts on the pitch.

“It’s tough to say why, but that’s how it feels right now. We feel that we are being abandoned, no support, playing with 12-13 players for weeks now and (on) the bench just kids.”

What’s on today?

A Premier League double-header sees Newcastle travel to rock-bottom Wolves before Aston Villa host Everton.

In Scotland, the magic of the cup is alive and well as West of Scotland League Premier Division side Auchinleck Talbot meet Celtic.