Tottenham grab a comfortable 3-0 with ahead of Manchester United at old Trafford
- Tottenham beats Manchester united at the Old Trafford
- Bruno Fernandes receives a straight red card
- Eric Ten Hag’s career at question.
After a defeat at the emirates stadium Tottenham decided to punish Manchester united at the Old Trafford with a comfortable 3-0 win Sunday. Ange Postecoglou's men showed a huge performance as the beat the Reds who were 10 men after Bruno Fernandes was shown a straight red card in the 42nd minute.
What happened?
On Saturday, Manchester united hosted Tottenham at the old Trafford in a game that shockingly started with a quick goal from Postecoglou's team.
Match highlights Manchester United Vs Tottenham on Saturday
In the 3rd minute M. van de Ven made an excellent one man attack passed all United’s defense and connected to Brennan Johnson who scored with ease. This was a very sad moment for the Reds and this highlighted the weaknesses in Eric Ten Hags formation during the game.
Manchester United was really out of shape when Bruno Fernandes received a straight red card in the 42nd minute for making a sliding tackle on James Maddison increasing the pressure on United.
Tottenham really maximized their chances since United were 10 men and 2 minutes after the start of second half, Tottenham’s efforts were awarded with a goal through Dejan Kulusevski who scored to give Tottenham a 2-0 lead. Dominic Solanke sealed the three points with a winner after a pass from substitute P. Sarr.
Spurs clearly dominated in the game with a total ball possession of 62% and 24 shots to the goal which was an outstanding performance for Postecoglou's side.
What is next for Tottenham?
Tottenham now have 10 points this season and now move to the 8th place in the premier league table, that’s 5 points behind table leaders Liverpool FC. Spurs face Ferencvaros in the Europa League on 3rd 0ctober.
What is next for Manchester United?
How does losing to Spurs affect Manchester United?
It has been a rough start for Ten Hag, they have only scored one Premier League goal at Old Trafford so far this season which is their worst performance ever for any season. The loss to Spurs makes it 3 losses for Manchester united since the start of the season and also places them in the 13th place in the premier League table.
Note that; Fernandes’ read card become his first red card since he joined Manchester United and surprising the 4th read card to be given to any united captains in history.
How does losing to Spurs affect Eric Ten Hag’s managing career?
Losing to Spurs means Manchester united have to review if they should sack Eric Ten Hag considering his poor performances. The team has managed to gather only 7 point in their first 6 games.
Ten Hag managed to keep his job after he won the FA Cup final with Manchester United but their season was really poor and they did not finish in the Champions league qualifying places. Sunday’s loss paints a bad image for the United Manager hence a question remains, Is Eric Ten Hag the right coach for Manchester United. Only time can tell. Send your thoughts about the matter in the comments.
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