After a frantic finish and a 2-2 draw in north London, it was difficult to know quite what to make of it for Tottenham.
For the majority of the match against Manchester United, neither side offered a huge amount in attack but it was the visitors who looked the more potent when their moments came.
Spurs were fairly uninspiring, again, but they rallied in the second half. Mathys Tel levelled it up and Richarlison struck in the 91st minute to seemingly win it for the hosts.
Matthijs de Ligt, though, had the final say, heading home in the sixth minute of stoppage-time.
Thomas Frank’s side were seconds away from taking real momentum into the international break and the north London derby in a fortnight’s time. Instead, Spurs stumbled at the finish line and familiar questions remain.
Questions over Frank's selections
There were promising signs from the Destiny Udogie-Wilson Odobert partnership on the left and the side had a better balance to it.
Frank, though, dropped both to the bench here. Djed Spence came in at left-back and Richarlison started on the wing in front of him.
It seemed like a case of Frank thinking more about how to nullify United than how to trouble them. Spence was there to keep Amad Diallo quiet but the United winger provided the cross for the opening goal.
Spurs, unsurprisingly, suffered in attack without Udogie on the overlap and Richarlison was ineffective. Frank brought Randal Kolo Muani off at half-time for Odobert, moving Richarlison up front.
Udogie was introduced midway through the half and set up the first goal, while Odobert assisted the second. The left flank was where all of Spurs' second-half threat came front.
Frank's changes made the difference but it also showed he got it wrong from the start.
Missed opportunity for Spurs
So much has been made of Spurs' threat from set pieces this season, but it was a corner at the other end that proved decisive here.
Spurs were one clearance away from three points. Instead they paid the price for some slack defending at the worst possible moment.
Brennan Johnson was tasked with marking De Ligt and he was booked in the first half for a tussle with the Dutchman from the corner.
Deep into stoppage time, De Ligt peeled off Johnson and found space at the back post, rising unchallenged to head past Guglielmo Vicario.
A late comeback win over United could have been a real launchpad moment but instead the air went out of the stadium and a real opportunity was missed.
The manner of De Ligt’s late goal will be particularly painful for Frank, who has prided himself on Spurs’ defensive improvements this season.
Fan frustrations clear
Make that three wins in the last 20 home Premier League matches. Spurs have not won at home in the league since the opening weekend of the season.
The stadium was rocking for the period between Tel's equaliser and De Ligt's last-gasp goal but up until that point it had been the same old story.
There were boos at half-time after a 45 minutes in which Spurs managed just three shots and none on target.
It threatened to turn really ugly with just over ten minutes to go when there were loud boos around the stadium in response to Xavi Simons being brought off.
That decision by Frank was justified when his replacement Tel got Spurs level, but it was further proof that the Dane has plenty of doubters, particularly at home. Only results will change that.
