Tottenham bury 10-man Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford: Stats
Erik ten Hag's Manchester United were blown away by Tottenham Hotspur in matchweek 6 of the Premier League 2024-25 season at Old Trafford on Sunday. Brennan Johnson handed Spurs an early lead in the 3rd minute. Spurs could have had more goals before Bruno Fernandes was shown a straight red card. Spurs scored in the 47th and 77th minute to humble the hosts.
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Spurs dominate first half
Marcus Rashford lost the ball and Micky van de ven made a solid run almost entire length of the field after picking up the ball. He squared the ball for the waiting Johnson at the back post. Man United saw Joshua Zirkzee draw a save and Alejandro Garnacho hit the post. Spurs too had their moments and could have scored more goals.
Fernandes sees red
Fernandes caught James Maddison high on the shin and although the United skipped slipped, it did't save him and he was off. Fernandes has been enduring a poor run of form of late and this was another highlight of his lack of confidence.
Spurs dominate first half match stats
United had 0.34 expected goals with Spurs managing 2. Visiting side Spurs also dominated shots (12) with four of them on target. Man United had two shots on target from three attempts. Spurs has 28 touches in the opposition box.
Spurs sink the hosts with two 2nd-half goals
Tottenham scored within minutes of the restart. Johnson made a run down the right wing and his cross deflected off De Ligt for the waiting Dejan Kulusevski, who picked the far corner. In the 77th minute, Dominic Solanke made it 3-0 to sink the Red Devils, who had too much to do in that 2nd half.
Man United suffer as Spurs rise in the standings
A 3-0 loss means United are 12th with 7 points from six games (W2, L3, D1). United have a goal difference of -3. Spurs have raced to 10 points from six matches and are placed eighth with a goal difference of +7.
I thought it was an outstanding performance: Postecoglou
"I thought it was an outstanding performance, said Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou. "We started the game well, scored a great goal and probably should have had two or three. The pressure then overwhelms them and they get the red card. After that I thought we controlled the game well." "Just an outstanding effort from all the lads," he added.
An unwanted history gets repeated
As per Opta, United have lost consecutive Premier League matches without scoring at Old Trafford for the first time since November 2021. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was in charge then and they were his final two home games in charge at the club. Man United lost 5-0 to Liverpool and 2-0 to Manchester City. Under ten Hag, they lost 3-0 to Liverpool before this result.
Nine big chances for the visitors
Manchester United had zero big chances compared to Spurs' nine. Ange's men had 24 attempts with 10 shots on target. Ange's side had an expected goals of 4.67. Meanwhile, they had 45 touches in the opposition box.
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Man United have now lost more Premier League matches by 3+ goals since Alex Ferguson left the club (23 in 424 games) than they did in 1,035 league games under the legendary manager (22).
