Spurs wallop Man United, pile pressure on ten Hag
Tottenham thrashed 10-man Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday, piling the pressure on Erik ten Hag. Micky van de Ven opened up United’s defence with a blistering run to set up Brennan Johnson with just three minutes on the clock, and it never got better for United from then on. Bruno Fernandes received […]
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Tottenham thrashed 10-man Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday, piling the pressure on Erik ten Hag.
Micky van de Ven opened up United’s defence with a blistering run to set up Brennan Johnson with just three minutes on the clock, and it never got better for United from then on.
Bruno Fernandes received a straight red card in the 42nd minute for a late tackle on James Maddison, giving United a mountain to climb.
It was a challenge they were unable to overcome, with Spurs capitalising on their numerical advantage early in the second half through Dejan Kulusevski before Dominic Solanke tapped home a third.
Ange Postecoglou’s side rose to eighth with 10 points, while United slipped to 12th, behind Brentford on goal difference.
The absence of their most creative player so far this season Son Heung-min did not affect Spurs in any way, as they made a lightning-quick start, mainly thanks to Van de Ven’s assertiveness and searing pace.
Postecoglou will perhaps be left scratching his head as to how they did not score more as they ran riot in the final third, their front three along with Maddison and Kulusevski providing constant outlets as Onana made big saves to keep the scoreline down, while Sarr headed wide late on too.
But, with a first away win of the Premier League season under their belt, Postecoglou has solved a big problem.