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Tottenham are now unbeaten in each of their last four Premier League games against Manchester United (W2 D2), their longest run without defeat against them in the competition since September 2012-December 2014 (five games – W2 D3).
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Brennan Johnson has scored in consecutive Premier League appearances for the first time in his career.
He has netted four times across all competitions this season – just one fewer than he managed in 34 games for Tottenham last term.
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Manchester United have lost three of their opening six Premier League games four times - with two of them coming under Erik ten Hag (also last season).
The other two were under David Moyes and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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Image source, Rex FeaturesManchester United manager Erik ten Hag on Sky Sports: “It is a bad start of the game, Tottenham were dominant, we made many mistakes in possession that we should not make. We couldn’t pass out of the press and made wrong decisions. We had chances to come back and then the red card changed the game.
"“I don’t think it was a red card. It was only 1-0, we could have made a comeback and it had a big impact on the game.
“Our first-half was no good, it is not possible that a player can dribble through our whole team and set up a goal. You have to stop that. I made clear before the game how we have to defend it. We lost confidence, we can do better and all of the players know this.
“We were indisciplined. We were too stressed on the ball.
"It is always a new day. I told the players we have to learn, do things better and be better on the ball. There were situations when we coild have kept the ball and found the spare man.
“I don’t want to talk about progress after such a defeat. We have to deal with this.”
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Tottenham forward Brennan Johnson speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "The last time I scored four in four was probably back in grassroots football. I had never done it before in professional football so it is a nice moment. To score and to win today when it was a real special performance from us it is a really good feeling."
On waiting for the assist from Van de Ven: "At first I wasn't sure if he was going to turn out and pass the ball back and keep possession, but once I saw him keep going, we all know how fast he is, not many people are going to stop him. When he got to the byeline and was looking to pass it I knew I just had to be there and I was happy to just tap it in."
On smiling before the ball had hit his boot: "I was told by a few people that was the case. I think I just knew that I was alone and if the ball was right then it was going to be a goal."
On starting games fast: "Yes that is what we do, it is what the manager talks about all the time. We are not a team that takes 10-15 minutes to get into a game because that's not the way we play. From minute one we have to be at the opponent so that they know they are in a game and it just brings out the best in us.
"If we can get a game with good intensity it suits us so much, and if we can score early on then even better, because it means teams have to open up a bit."
On winning a fourth game in a row: "It is a sign of intent from us. I think whatever competition it is important to get the wins. We came here with a clear game plan but at the end of the day we had to win. We can play as well as we can but if we don't come away with the win then it's all for nothing - we have learned that a few times this season so to win and get a clean sheet, it's a great day."
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I’ve been a United fan for 56 years. I was lucky to experience the whole Ferguson era. It would always be tough for anyone to follow on, but it’s been 12 years now. Erik ten Hag is not the man for the job and he has to go. But, who’s next? We’ve tried and failed with so many managers. At least Ole Solskjaer won a dozen games on the trot when he took over. He was sacked for a lack of tactical nouse, but you can’t fault his man-management. We need that now more than ever.
Anon
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Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "A very bad start from us.
"The red card changed everything as it was still 1-0 but we are down to 10 and it makes it difficult.
"I don't think it is a red card, but the decision is made."
On the fans' support: "It means a lot. You can see we are always there together."
On having belief: "There is always a new day and we will learn from it - my players are strong characters and we will bounce back.
"We have to learn from this and quickly."
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Chris Sutton
Ex-Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Ten Hag has verbal diarrhoea.
I don't know what game he was watching. The lap at the end is a lap for losers.
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Not sure Bruno is exactly 'reading the room' when saying how proud he is of the team and that there's lots of good things to take away from that performance
Tony
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Jamie Redknapp
Former Tottenham midfielder on Sky Sports
United have been so abject, no confidence, no identity, they have been playing like the away team.
It gets to a point where you feel for the manager. He looks completely out of his depth and is struggling to motivate.
It was so easy for Tottenham, they were so comfortable, so calm. Man Utd are going backwards, he cant complain anymore. They have spent over £600m and have his defenders in.
They are rock bottom and I don’t see where they can go from here. It is embarrassing because a club of this stature should not be producing performances like that. You cant get outworked and that was the most damning thing for me.
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Former United captain Gary Neville, on Sky Sports, suggests the players should have a meeting tomorrow morning without Erik ten Hag to "decide what they want to do".
"They need to grip a drip on that dressing room," he says of the coaching staff.
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Erik ten Hag has got to go. He was only kept thanks to an FA Cup win. Where's the plan? I don't see one.
Tom
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Chris Sutton
Ex-Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Qarabag gave Tottenham a better game on Thursday night than Manchester United today.
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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "To concede a goal after two or three minutes like that, it did something to our belief. Totally unneccessary. To concede a goal like this, the [opposing] centre-half stepping in and passing the whole team over the right side and then the winger tapping in at the far post. Same mistake as in the midweek against Twente, it should be stopped in the first moment.
"From that moment on we were stressed on the ball. We could not find the triangles or the switches, we had some good moments, but from that moment we could not get a foothold. And we can do better than that. Even after such a mistake from us we should stay calm.
"We had chances and our moments to get back in the game, with Joshua Zirkzee and Alejandro Garnacho when we still had 11 players and then after the red card too we had moments.
"We had our chances before half-time and in the second half with 10 men we had chances as well. It definitely had an impact on the game. I don't think it was a red card."
"First we have to deal with this and show resilience. This is not good enough. We have to accept this and get better. Focus on the next game and do things better than we did today."
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Image source, Getty ImagesTottenham boss Ange Postecoglou, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live: "We were real good. Obviously it is a great victory. I thought the manner of the performance, we played our football really aggressively. That is everything we want to be.
"I could see the boys' attitude, they were not dwelling on missed chances. I knew the goals would come. We should have probably had a couple more."
On the red card: "We were well in control. To be honest with you Man Utd still pose the same threat in the transition - I don't think it changed the game. We were well on top by then."
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That's it, I'm done with ETH. Actually thought we'd be OK this season with a few decent signings, but there's been no change. We are tactically woeful with no style of play and the players clearly don't have any motivation to turn-up and play for the shirt. Time to cut our losses and focus on trying to salvage some of our dignity.
Jonny
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More from Bruno Fernandes on Sky Sports: “I want to say I left my team-mates one man down, I appreciate everything they did on the pitch. We didn’t start the game well with 11 players and then they did very well.
"It was difficult to cover all of the spaces, there are many good things we can take away from this. I am proud of the team."
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Image source, ReutersManchester United captain Bruno Fernandes on Sky Sports: "Nobody wants to be sent off, it’s not a good feeling.
"I didn't go with the studs, it’s never a red card. Even James Maddison when he gets up he said it’s not a red card.
"If this is a red card we have to look at many other incidents. It is a foul, there is not much contact, if he [the referee] wants to give me a yellow I agree. I don’t understand why VAR doesn’t call him to the screen."
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Chris Sutton
Ex-Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live
Spurs have played well all season.
There has been pile on. Some of the stuff has been ridiculous earlier on in the season - all the talk of pressure for Ange Postecoglou.
Brennan Johnson gave Tottenham a third-minute lead
Tottenham produced a magnificent display to outclass 10-man Manchester United at Old Trafford and pile renewed pressure on manager Erik ten Hag.
Spurs, even without injured Son Heung-min, tore Manchester United apart as they set the platform for victory with a first-half masterclass, the only mystery being how they only had Brennan Johnson's third-minute goal to show for their overwhelming dominance.
Johnson's simple finish was created by Micky van de Ven's barnstorming run from his own half, and Spurs went on to create chance after chance without adding to their advantage - Timo Werner being the biggest culprit when he allowed United keeper Andre Onana to save when clean through.
United's cause was not helped when captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off three minutes before the break for a lunge at James Maddison – but Ten Hag's side were an overrun, indisciplined rabble well before they had a numerical disadvantage.
Spurs finally extended their lead two minutes after the interval when Dejan Kulusevski lifted a deft finish over Onana after a fine break by Johnson.
The hard-working Dominic Solanke got the goal his industry deserved and gave the scoreline a more realistic appearance 12 minutes from time, turning in Pape Matar Sarr's headed flick at a corner to spark a mass exodus from Old Trafford by United's supporters.
Premier League: Ange Postecoglou happy with 'outstanding' Spurs performance
In overwhelming Manchester United for a fourth successive win in all competitions, Tottenham produced a complete performance - their finest since the heady early months of Ange Postecoglou's reign.
It was only two weeks ago that Spurs needed a late comeback to beat Coventry City in the Carabao Cup as the first serious questions were being asked about Postecoglou, but this thrilling display, and the manner in which a side they will regard as rivals were so comprehensively dismantled, provided a compelling answer.
Spurs were full of quality, running and power from the first whistle, the hard-to-please Postecoglou often reduced to holding his head in his hands in anguish, or throwing his hands in the air in frustration, as they carved United open with ease time and again only to somehow fail to build on Johnson's early goal.
The fear was clear, that Spurs' failure to cash in had left the door ajar for United. Postecoglou need not have worried.
Fernandes' red card aided their cause but they had United where they wanted them long before then, and once Kulusevski added a second the deal was sealed, with Solanke's third adding the final flourish.
Johnson's early strike was understandably greeted ecstatically by his father David, who started his career at Manchester United, and who watching from the directors’ box. It was another strong response from a player who was upset by recent heavy criticism from Spurs fans.
He scored for the fourth successive game and created Kulusevski's second, playing a key part as Spurs threatened to run riot.
United had rare moments in the second half but this was Spurs' day and they thoroughly deserved the standing ovation they received from their elated fans at the final whistle.
Manchester United 0-3 Tottenham: Maddison foul 'never a red card' - Bruno Fernandes
Ten Hag has reached the stage at Manchester United where he is only ever one bad defeat away from a crisis. On that basis alone, this was a desperate day for the Dutchman.
Ten Hag might point towards the dismissal of Fernandes, which did not help - but United were being given a fearful going over by Spurs long before their captain went for lunging at Maddison after slipping on the sodden Old Trafford turf.
United's inferiority to Spurs was embarrassing. Only goalkeeper Onana emerged with any credit for two fine saves from Werner when the forward was clean through and another from Solanke, who had looked poised to rub further salt in the wounds with a fourth.
It was not simply the abject manner of United's effort as they dropped into the bottom half of the Premier League table that was so alarming. This was a tactically bankrupt and wildly indisciplined display.
Mason Mount summed up United's lack of control seconds after coming on in the aftermath of Fernandes' red card, needlessly clattering into the back of Rodrigo Bentancur to pick up a senseless yellow card. Lisandro Martinez was equally culpable for a foul on Maddison.
It will, of course, be Ten Hag who will come under scrutiny. He has no place to hide after this beating.
United show few signs of improving or any signs that they are better than last season.
These are difficult days for Ten Hag - days that will be testing the patience of the Old Trafford hierarchy who finally kept faith with him in the summer after a post-season review.
Manchester United 0-3 Tottenham: 'Not a red card' - Erik ten Hag on Bruno Fernandes
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
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| 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
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| 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
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| 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
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| 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
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| 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
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| 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
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| 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
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| 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
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| 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
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| 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 7 |
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| 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
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| 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
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| 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 5 |
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| 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 |
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| 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 4 |
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| 17 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 3 |
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| 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
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| 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
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| 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 1 |
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Manager: Erik ten Hag
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Erik ten Hag
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Manchester United have won 24 Premier League home games against Tottenham – only Arsenal have beaten an opponent more often at home in the competition’s history (25 vs Everton).
After a run of four straight Premier League defeats against Manchester United between 2021 and 2022, Tottenham are now unbeaten in their last three against them in the league (W1 D2).
Manchester United have lost seven of their last 19 Premier League home games (W9 D3), including a 3-0 loss to Liverpool in their last such match. They had been unbeaten in 20 at Old Trafford before this current run (W17 D3).
Since picking up 14 points from their first six Premier League away games under Ange Postecoglou (W4 D2 L0), Tottenham have picked up just a further 14 points from their last 15 on the road (W3 D5 L7). Indeed, among ever present sides over the last two seasons, no side has won fewer Premier League away games since the start of November than Spurs (3).
Since the start of last season, only Manchester City (31) have gained more points from losing positions in the Premier League than Tottenham (28), with Spurs coming from behind to beat Brentford 3-1 last time out.
Manchester United have kept four clean sheets in their last six Premier League games, which is more than they had in their previous 24 combined (3). However, they’ve lost both games in which they’ve conceded during this run (W3 D1).
Manchester United have the third highest xG in the Premier League this season (9.6) but have scored just five goals – only Southampton have a bigger negative difference between their goals (2) and expected goals (7.1) so far this term.
As a team, only Liverpool players (282) have made more off the ball runs into the opposition’s box than Tottenham’s (263) in the Premier League this season. For individual players, Tottenham’s Son Heung-Min (54) and Dejan Kulusevski (43) rank joint first and joint third for this respectively.
Man Utd’s Bruno Fernandes has had more shots without scoring than any other Premier League player this season (17). Meanwhile, only Cameron Archer (2.3) and Evanilson (2) have amassed a higher xG without finding the net so far than Fernandes (1.9).
Tottenham’s Son Heung-Min has created more chances from open play than any other player in the Premier League this season (13). He’s also had a hand in five goals in his last seven league appearances against Manchester United, scoring four and assisting one.
