Spurs v Man Utd was surreal for MUTV commentator Stewart Gardner

After climbing the stairs, I got to see the inside of the stadium for the first time… what a place! Your eyes are immediately drawn to the south stand behind the goal – a single tier of 17,000 seats that goes up and up. The United fans would have been at the opposite end – how we missed their incredible, unconditional support.

The lower tier of the stadium is dressed with Spurs banners and flags. There are Zoom screens at either end showing the faces of the lucky few Tottenham fans who can feel part of the cold, clinical event. Staff at the North London club have done all they can to try and mitigate the lack of a crowd, but there simply is no substitute for people.