Summary

  • Man Utd XI: Romero, Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Shaw, Carrick, Memphis, Schneiderlin, Mata, Rooney, Young

  • Tottenham XI: Vorm, Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies, Bentaleb, Dier, Chadli, Eriksen, Dembele, Kane

Live Reporting

Shamoon Hafez

  1. Goodbye

    Man Utd 1-0 Tottenham

    And there we have it. The first game of the new Premier League season is already done. United get the three points and go top of the league...for now.

    Click here to read the match report

    Goodbye

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    We’ve seen two pressing teams. We couldn’t cope with their pressing, and Tottenham couldn’t cope with ours. I’m very happy that we’ve won in the end. I had expected better from us. Tottenham were pressing and we didn’t have the time to pass. We have to improve on that. I said to Memphis Depay that he doesn’t have to play too eagerly and with too much passion, and that counts for the whole team. But it is always – the first time you play at Old Trafford it s always difficult, but I liked the performance especially from Matteo Darmian. I am not the most important part with David De Gea. The most important part is the player and the club who wants to buy him. He’s our best layer for the past 2 or 3 years so we cannot let him go so easily. We want to sell at the same level as we pay. We want to keep him of course.

    Louis van Gaal, Manchester United manager

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    We’re very frustrated and disappointed because until the goal, we played much better than them, we created some chances and dominated the game. After we conceded the goal it was difficult to play to the same level. I think we played very well. It’s true that when you compete against a team like Manchester United you need to avoid mistakes. And there were two or three big, big mistakes today. On the whole we need to be happy though.

    Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham manager

  4. Man Utd 1-0 Tottenham

    Manchester United manager pleased with the debutants especially full-back Matteo Darmian and goalkeeper Sergio Romero, who "saved wonderfully". Full quotes to come.

  5. Man Utd 1-0 Tottenham

    Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says he is "frustrated" at the result and his side "deserved more". Taking the defeat well though, in front of the cameras anyway. Full quotes to come.

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    It was good to get that clean sheet. At times we didn’t play well today, but we dug in at the end and it was an important three points. It was important we got off to a good start.

    Chris Smalling, Manchester United defender

  7. 'United can't win the league'

    Man Utd 1-0 Tottenham

    Alan Shearer
    BBC Sport

    Louis van GaalGetty Images

    I don't think United can win the Premier League. They have made some good signings, but I look at the defence and the problems they are having with David De Gea and they just lack the solidity required.

    Last season was a free bite of the cherry for Louis van Gaal, but this is his team now. There are no more excuses and he cannot afford to go through the season without silverware. 

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    We have to keep our head up. We came here and gave them a game, we just lacked goals. I tried to stick my foot in the way so it was unlucky. We are moving in the right direction, it is a good start.

    Kyle Walker, Tottenham defender

  9. Chris Waddle
    BBC Radio 5 live

    It wasn't a good game. Two teams that will be top six at the end of the season. It's a hot day and they've had hard pre-seasons. A draw would have been a fair result.

  10. Man Utd 1-0 Tottenham

    Wayne RooneyGetty Images

    The most important thing today was the victory. After we got a bad start to last season, we had to get the three points today. We have worked hard in pre-season and then we will star preparing for Aston Villa next week.

    Wayne Rooney, Manchester United captain

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    Chris Bevan
    BBC Sport at Old Trafford

    The United fans were desperate for the referee to blow his full-time whistle, which says a lot about the nature of their side's win. 

    The home supporters in front of me were on their feet when Wayne Rooney broke forward in stoppage time but that was the only time their backsides left their seats for footballing reasons in the second half. The other occasions were to either welcome on or applaud off one of their new signings. 

    Tottenham's fans were still noisily saluting their team long after the final whistle. They, and everyone else inside Old Trafford, knows their team did not deserve to leave empty-handed.

  12. BBC TV coverage

    Final Score

    BBC Sport

    Follow the nail-biting action from the first day of the Premier League season and first full day of the Football League, and the latest news from Scotland on Final Score.

    It's on the Red Button & online.

    You can then watch the programme on BBC One from 16:00 BST. (BBC One Wales: 16:30; BBC One NI 16:00).

    Presenter Jason Mohammed will be joined by Dion Dublin and Chris Sutton.

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  14. FULL-TIME

    Man Utd 1-0 Tottenham

    United get the win after Kyle Walker's first half own goal.

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    Wayne Rooney holding the ball in the Tottenham end of the pitch. 30 seconds left, as more time runs away...

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    United scramble away a ball into the box, the home side a hanging on. Not long left now...

  17. Man Utd 1-0 Tottenham

    A stop-start last few minutes, not good for Spurs as time ticks away...

  18. YELLOW CARD

    Man Utd 1-0 Tottenham

    Dele Alli the latest yellow card, chopping Ashley Young. A 'good' foul as he stopped a United counter-attack.

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    Four minutes of added time.

  20. YELLOW CARD

    Man Utd 1-0 Tottenham

    Juan Mata in the book for bringing down Ryan Mason.