I have decided to STEPDOWN as Manchester United head coach since they refused to sell that player… I wish all Man Utd fans nothing but the best in future – Erik ten Hag made a shocking announcement following Man Utd home lost to Tottenham Hotspur
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Man United v Tottenham LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Kulusevski and Solanke score in big win
Manchester United 0-3 Tottenham: The hosts were humiliated and booed off after Bruno Fernandes was sent off at Old Trafford
Karl Matchett
14 minutes ago
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Manchester United were hammered and humbled by Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, beaten 3-0 as captain Bruno Fernandes was shown a straight red card.
The match got off in the worst possible way for the hosts as Micky van de Ven embarked on a brilliant run to tee up Brennan Johnson for a tap-in, but United failed to respond as they were dominated ion their own patch throughout. Andre Onana prevented the scoreline from being any worse, but Fernandes’ knee-high challenge on James Maddison saw him sent-off right before half-time.
Straight after the restart Dejan Kulusevski volleyed in a second, while Dominic Solank poked in a third for Spurs later on – but the damage had long since been done as United were woeful and booed off the pitch by a section of their fans at full time. Follow all the reaction and updates in the live blog below:
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GOAL! 77’ – Solanke stretches to tap in a third goal after a corner (MUN 0-3 TOT)
GOAL! 49’ – Kulusevski immediately scores second after the break (MUN 0-2 TOT)
RED CARD! 44’ – Bruno Fernandes sent-off for knee-high tackle on Maddison
GOAL! 2’ – Van de Ven brilliantly sets up Johnson for a tap-in (MUN 0-1 TOT)
31 minutes ago
Another dreadful Man United defeat shows ambition is built on little more than delusion
For Erik ten Hag, a list of dreadful days as Manchester United manager was already rather too long. Quite where this ranks is a moot point, but it was wretched, both shocking and yet familiar. Outclassed by Tottenham Hotspur even before they were outnumbered by them, United again looked an expensive, incoherent mess.
While Ten Hag was serenaded by the Spurs fans with chants of “sacked in the morning”, one of United’s leaders actually did get his marching orders. Bruno Fernandes’ red card was a symptom of United’s problems; passive for too long, they were petulant at times, their attempts to halt Tottenham verging on the desperate, their plans falling apart.
On Thursday, Ten Hag claimed that United had turned a corner. Instead, this season feels a continuation of the last, a campaign that could be littered with ignominies. An eighth defeat in 20 league games at Old Trafford underlines how far they have fallen. United’s new hierarchy can talk of winning the title by 2028 but they are already six points off fifth, in the bottom half and with a negative goal difference.
The table may not lie. Just as Liverpool did last month, Spurs exposed the gulf with rivals. Tottenham have similar immediate aims, of Champions League qualification this season: but whereas United’s looked built on delusion, there seems a realism to theirs.
Another dreadful Man United defeat shows ambition is built on delusion
Man United 0-3 Tottenham: Johnson, Kulusevski and Solanke scored while Fernandes was sent-off for the hosts
Karl Matchett29 September 2024 19:12
14 minutes ago
Erik ten Hag told he has ‘no excuses’ as Man United boss claims red card had ‘big impact’ on defeat to Spurs
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag acknowledged his players were well below the necessary level of performance in their 3-0 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday, but insisted the red card to Bruno Fernandes just before half-time had a “big impact” on the outcome.
Spurs started quickly and were ahead inside two minutes, Brennan Johnson tapping in from close range. And they hardly let up their assault on United’s box for the remainder of the first half, with the hosts managing just three shots and 37 per cent possession in the first 45 minutes, compared to Tottenham’s 12 efforts and 63 per cent.
Despite that, Ten Hag felt his side were close to coming back on terms after Alejandro Garnacho hit the outside of the post and Joshua Zirkzee saw an effort on the stretch comfortably saved, with Fernandes’ dismissal for a knee-high challenge on James Maddison the turning point which prevented his side finding a route back into the game.
Ten Hag told he has ‘no excuses’ as United boss claims red card had ‘big impact’
United’s defeat leaves them 12th in the table with a minus three goal difference
Karl Matchett29 September 2024 19:29
43 minutes ago
Gary Neville lays into ‘absolutely disgusting’ Manchester United performance against Tottenham
Gary Neville slammed an “absolutely disgusting” performance from Manchester United as Tottenham won 3-0 at Old Trafford to increase the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag.
The dismal hosts fell to their third defeat of the Premier League campaign after just six games as captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off for “serious foul play” late in the first half.
Tottenham, who led thanks to Brennan Johnson’s early goal, added two more after the break with Old Trafford emptying rapidly after Dominic Solanke’s third sealed all three points.
It meant there were barely any fans left to boo the team as United fell to successive 3-0 defeats at home in the Premier League, following Liverpool’s comfortable win at the start of the month.
Gary Neville lays into ‘absolutely disgusting’ Man Utd performance against Tottenham
United have now lost successive league games 3-0 after defeats to Spurs and Liverpool
Karl Matchett29 September 2024 19:00
51 minutes ago
FT – Man United 0-3 Tottenham
Spurs players talking at fulltime now.
Brennan Johnson first after scoring the opener: “We completely dominated the game, did things exactly as we wanted. We had a clear game plan and did a great job.
“Micky’s one of the quickest once he gets going. The manager demands we be at the back post, the goal like that it’s easy but it’s about getting there first.”
And Micky van de Ven, who assisted his goal in such style:
“We controlled the game, we knew they are quite dangerous on counter-attacks but we controlled it.
“I intercepted the ball and saw the gap. I was like ‘now I’m going!’ and I knew he’s at the second post. I didn’t see the goal because I was falling down the stairs but I knew he put it in!
“We showed we have the quality to play at this intensity all game so it’s a deserved three points.”
Karl Matchett29 September 2024 18:52
58 minutes ago
FT – Man United 0-3 Tottenham
Full time stats, Man United 0-3 Tottenham:
Possession 39% – 61%
Shots 11-24
On target 2-10
xG 0.97 – 4.67
Corners 5-3
Bookings 5-3
Red cards 1-0
Karl Matchett29 September 2024 18:45
1 hour ago
FT – Man United 0-3 Tottenham
Spurs up to eighth then, three points behind Chelsea in fourth. Early on still, but they’ll feel happier at being that close to the Champions League spots after being midtable. United down to 12th with a minus three goal difference.
Karl Matchett29 September 2024 18:37
1 hour ago
FT – Man United 0-3 Tottenham
The whistle goes, Man United fans boo, Spurs fans cheer and Gary Neville calls the first-half performance from his former side “disgusting”.
Quite the result for Spurs, a really good performance – awful from start to finish for United, who had Bruno Fernandes sent-off.
Karl Matchett29 September 2024 18:31
1 hour ago
90+5’ – Man United 0-3 Spurs
Final seconds, although Old Trafford is already half-empty anyway. This is back-to-back 3-0 home league defeats for Ten Hag – their last game here in this competition was the loss to Liverpool. Both games could have been far higher-scoring in truth, for the visitors.
Mikey Moore dips inside and almost does increase the scoreline, curling just wide of Onana’s far post.
Karl Matchett29 September 2024 18:28
1 hour ago
90+2’ – Man United 0-3 Spurs
De Ligt sweeps one wide as United give it one more go to find a goal at least – which would stop them dropping to 12th.
Doesn’t look as though they’ll get it. “Absolutley woeful, as bad as it gets” bemoans Gary Neville on Sky Sports.
Karl Matchett29 September 2024 18:26
1 hour ago
88’ – Man United 0-3 Spurs
Time now running down, not fast enough for the home fans and players though. Another chastening outing for Erik ten Hag. United’s wins this season have come over Fulham, newly promoted Southampton and lower-league Barnsley – nobody else.
Onana – United’s best player by a mile today – stops Solanke adding a fourth, with Sarr heading wide on the rebound.
Six minutes added on.
Karl Matchett29 September 2024 18:22
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