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Spurs Defeat Man United at Home – 27/08/18

Tottenham Hotspur thrashed Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford as the home side’s troubled start to the season got worse.

It was a glorious result for Spurs who go equal with Liverpool, Chelsea and Watford on nine points at the top of the Premier League, with the visitors tearing the home side to shreds in the second half.

Harry Kane’s clever header when it looked difficult to generate sufficient power put Spurs in command, aided by a superb chance by Kieran Trippier. The surprise star of the World Cup is continuing his run of good form and we can’t wait to see what he does in the rest of the season.

Harry Kane moves into the top 20 all-time PL scorers, level with Emile Heskey on 110 goals pic.twitter.com/xhdP8wLsVX

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) August 27, 2018

Lucas Moura’s angled drive doubled their lead and late on the Brazilian rounded off the victory, surging past Chris Smalling to plant his shot beyond goalkeeper David de Gea to make it the fourth league win at Old Trafford in 40 years.

Tottenham have been breaking barriers in the opening games if this season. The ’Kane-can’t-score-in-August’ jinx has been well and truly trashed as have claims that the side struggles to win games against the rest of the Big Six, particularly away at their closest title rivals. Before this, Spurs had won only one of 12 league games against their top competitors since beating Manchester City in February 2016, so it’s no wonder then that players and supporters alike celebrated a superb achievement.

🍾 Man of the Match, @SpursOfficial’s Lucas Moura 🍾
35 touches
26 sprints, most in match
2 shots, both goals
Is now Spurs’ top scorer in their 27 PL visits to Man Utd – no other player has scored more than once pic.twitter.com/vhfVxlFhL4

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) August 27, 2018

It could all have been so different had United not spurned an early gilt-edged chance.

Romelu Lukaku intercepted a wayward pass, rounded keeper Hugo Lloris but with an empty net gaping slewed his shot wide.

Pretty much from there in it was all Tottenham aided by an impressive defensive display by Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Trippier and Rose.

Was it a landmark moment for Mauricio Pochettino’s team? Beating Man United, even a misfiring and seemingly imploding Man United, is impressive but bigger challenges are still to come against the likes of Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea. It must surely boost self-belief however, and bodes well for the rest of the season if this run of good form can be kept up.

Jose Mourinho spent much of the close season screaming for central defensive reinforcements despite previously spending £60 million on Eric Bailly and Victor Lindelof, both dropped. Instead there was the strange sight of midfielder Ander Herrera lining up in a three-man central defensive system alongside Phil Jones and Chris Smalling.

Is Mourinho losing the plot? Is this third year syndrome, when Mourinho either leaves clubs or is moved on, about to bite again?

Far too early to call but United seem a collection of unhappy players with fans frustrated by what they see as negative Mourinho tactics.

We predicted it was possibly a good time to play United and so it proved.

Starting Line-Ups: Spurs v Man United

Spurs: Lloris, Rose, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Trippier, Dembele, Alli, Dier, Eriksen, Kane, Moura

Man Utd: de Gea, Jones, Smalling, Herrera, Shaw, Fred, Matic, Pogab, Valencia, Lingard, Lukaku

Poch’s Comments

Our performance in the first half, Manchester United were better than us. They didn’t create too many clear chances but I think the belief and our belief and the trust in the way we play together was good. In the end the result was fair. Of course the players deserve all the credit and their belief and their faith was fantastic. In a very difficult stadium like Old Trafford against a great team it’s not easy to win. Of course our record was so bad in the last four years. After that it was our, or my, fifth year in playing here and to win 3-0 away from home is a fantastic result for us.

Man of the Match

Man of the match was Moura – arriving in the January window it has taken him time to find his feet but this season and indeed pre-season he has been flying. With a key role played in 2 games already, he’s more than making up the deficit created by an absent Son Heung-Min.

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Spurs v Manchester United Last Season

Tottenham Hotspur bagged a massive three points with a victory over Manchester United last night at Wembley Stadium. Spurs, who are giving it there all in the race for a top-four finish, came one step closer by putting two past David de Gea.

Jan Vertonghen floated a delightful ball down the middle, straight from the kickoff, when Spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen took advantage of two flicks from Kane and Alli to slot it home within the space of 11 seconds. In fact, the timing makes the finish the joint-third fastest goal scored in PL history.

The majority of the first half seemed slightly scrappy, with both sides struggling to drum up decent spells of possession. In particular Pochettino style, the Lilywhites came out on the offensive and had no issue playing through an underwhelming Manchester midfield. Spurs just seemed to lack focus in the final third, with current Premier League top scorer Harry Kane failing to get his 100th league goal.

The second came in the 28th minute and saw Phil Jones rocket the ball into the top left-hand corner of his own net.  After Eriksen spotted Aurier charging his way down the right side of the pitch, Jones looked to clear Aurier’s low-driven cross but instead ended up beating his own keeper in spectacular fashion. It was most certainly a finish Harry Kane would have been proud of!

The second half took the same frantic tone that had been set in the first. Mourinho’s men looked to bite back; their closest efforts coming from Pogba, whose header beat the crossbar, and Lukaku, who was kept at bay by Spurs skipper Hugo Lloris.

The result will put a fire in the bellies of the Spurs squad ahead on their clash with Liverpool on the weekend. Pochettino commented after the game, ‘You can win a game if you’re ready to fight’. With this result, Chelsea’s unexpected 3-0 defeated to Bournemouth midweek will certainly give the Spurs players a newly-founded confidence ahead of their battle at Anfield.

Spurs v Man UTD Attendance

Wembley Stadium: 81, 978

Starting Line-ups: Spurs v Man UTD

Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Trippier, Sánchez, Vertonghen, Davies, Dier, Dembélé, Eriksen, Alli, Son Heung-min, Kane

Manchester United: de Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Young, Pogba, Matic, Martial, Lingard, Sánchez, Lukaku

Poch’s Comments

” It was a fantastic wrestle, a fantastic performance, very pleased. Congratulations to the players because they deserve it. Eriksen’s goal was fantastic, he believed it was right, to anticipate the action to score so quickly. I am so pleased and so happy we are in the race for the top four.”

Man of the Match

Christian Eriksen is Man of the Match after opening the scoring with a sublime goal after just 11 seconds of game play.The Great Dane was playing the key provider today and was too much for Man Utd to handle. He successfully delivered 8 crosses and 6 key passes to his Spurs team mates.

What’s next for Tottenham Hotspur?

Another big game for Spurs next week as they take on Liverpool away at Anfield. Both teams are hot on securing a top-four position this year and the battle will not be one to miss.