Tottenham Hotspur took all three points from Old Trafford thanks to quickfire goals in both halves. The 3-0 scoreline saw their first away win of the season as they extended the unbeaten run against Manchester United to four games.
The two teams had a contrasting midweek in Europe. At the same time when United failed to beat Twente at home, Spurs managed an impressive win despite playing with ten men for the majority of their game against Qarabag.
Once again, Erik ten Hag kept the returnee Rasmus Højlund on the bench as he favored summer signing Joshua Zirkzee up front. Only Southampton and Bournemouth underperformed more than them in the xG table.
Meanwhile, Tottenham suffered a major blow with the absence of injured Son Heung-Min, who created the most chances from open play in the league this season. They only won two out of the last 11 away games without their skipper, but he was also out for last season’s comeback to draw at Old Trafford.
Perfect half for Spurs as United plunged further
And they were in front inside the first five minutes. Brennan Johnson, who deactivated his Instagram page following the North London derby defeat, continued his fine scoring form as he netted for the fourth game in a row.
The Welsh international also saw his effort ricocheted off the woodwork in an action-packed first 20 minutes. Although his poor finishing comes to haunt him again, Timo Werner, who replaced the talismanic striker, had an instant impact on the left side alongside the exuberant Destiny Udogie.
It was an impressive attacking display from Spurs in the first-half. Micky van de Ven raced from his own half to set up the first goal before his center-back partner Cristian Romero nearly scored with an acrobatic volley.
When Alejandro Garnacho hit the post, United seemed to find a way to crawl back into the game. But they lost control immediately before Bruno Fernandes’ controversial sending-off further plummeted them to…
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Author : Eskender Tamrat
Publish date : 2024-09-29 21:35:07
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