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Premier League - Manchester United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 3 -Match Report
Spurs pile the pressure on Mourinho with a comprehensive 3-0 win over Manchester United
Mitch Freeley
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Match Report
Tottenham heaped more misery on Manchester United and Jose Mourinho by inflicting a second successive Premier League defeat on them, running out 3-0 winners at Old Trafford thanks to goals from Harry Kane and Lucas Moura.
Mourinho's side suffered a shock 3-2 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion last time out and, although Monday's performance was significantly better, Spurs exposed United's weaknesses to keep the pressure on their hosts' manager.
United edged a breathless first half and created the better chances, but their finishing was unimpressive and Spurs grew into the contest.
Mauricio Pochettino's men stepped things up after the break and stunned United with two goals in as many minutes from Kane – his first at Old Trafford – and Lucas, the Brazilian then sealing things late on with a fine second.
Despite their recent woes and the six alterations Mourinho made to his starting XI, United looked surprisingly fluid early on – Fred shooting just wide with their first chance inside 13 seconds.
Spurs had an even luckier escape 13 minutes later, as Romelu Lukaku intercepted Danny Rose's woeful back-pass, beat Hugo Lloris and then shot wide from a tight angle with his weaker right foot.
Lukaku and Fred continued to look like the hosts' most potent weapons, but at the back they were susceptible and Lucas arguably should have been given a penalty when Phil Jones clumsily tripped him just prior to the half-hour mark.
United were not so fortunate early in the second half and soon found themselves in deep trouble – Kane beating David De Gea with a looping header four minutes after the restart, before Lucas swiftly made it 2-0 when turning in Christian Eriksen's cut-back.
Spurs should have made it worse for United, but De Gea bailed out Victor Lindelof by denying Dele Alli after a poor back-pass, before Kane headed the resulting corner just wide.
United never looked like clawing it back and Lucas finished them off at the end, riding a challenge on the edge of the box before confidently beating De Gea.
Goals
Moura grabs his second of the night! 3-0 Spurs!
Lucas Moura drives it into the bottom corner! Just like that Spurs are 2-0 up!
Kane puts Tottenham 1-0 up with a perfect header!
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Preview
Manchester United welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Old Trafford on Monday evening, with the pressure firmly on United boss Jose Mourinho. Following a miserable 3-2 defeat to Brighton, Mourinho’s side is in dire need of a result but will face a tough test against Spurs who have won their opening two games of the season.
In team news, Nemanja Matic and Antonio Valencia are still short of match fitness. Luke Shaw and Fred are likely to keep their starting spots in the side. It was a frustrating game for United on the south coast, with plenty of pundits accusing the Red Devils of lacking desire and intensity. Mourinho is likely to set up defensively and edge out Spurs with a single goal.
Key Man
The absence of Alexis Sanchez was noticeable against Brighton. The Chilean is likely to play some part on Monday evening, and his intensity and driving runs will be needed if Manchester United are to break down Spurs and get a morale-boosting victory for the side and more importantly for his under-fire manager.
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Tottenham is looking to continue to their start of season form and will be quietly confident that they can get a positive result against United on Monday.
Spurs outclassed Fulham last time out with a 3-1 victory. More importantly, the game saw Harry Kane score his first ever Premier League goal in the month of August. In team news, Spurs will be without South Korean attacker Son Heung-min who is at the Asian games whilst Victor Wanyama is an injury doubt.
Key Man
Fresh from breaking the August hoodoo, Harry Kane will be relishing the opportunity of piling further misery on Manchester United. Kane has looked short of fitness in the opening games of the season, but Kane could have a good chance of doubling his goals in the month. Especially against the shambolic United defence.
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