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Manchester United receive six goals for the third time in their Premier League history, all in October (1996 vs Southampton, 2011 vs Manchester City and today vs Spurs).
Harry Kane has been involved in 9 goals in these first four Premier League games (three goals and six assists). Only Thierry Henry in 2004-05 participated in more in the same competition matches (10).
Second half a little more decaffeinated, but that ended up rounding the score in Manchester with a goal from Aurier as soon as the game resumed and a penalty from Pogba on Davies that Kane converted. Tottenham mows down a very poor United on defense today afternoon. It is the first time since the 1986-87 season that the Red Devils have lost their first two home games. Also, as we discussed during the second half, with this scoreboard, United have scored 2 or more goals in the first 3 campaign games for the first time since the 1972-73 season (1-3 vs Palace, 2-3 vs Brighton and 1-6 vs Spurs).
FINAL AT OLD TRAFFORD! Great game that we have seen in the theater of dreams. Tottenham takes the 3 points in a dizzying match for Mou's.
3 minutes added in the game.
We enter the final minutes of the game. Tottenham in possession of the ball.
Dangerous foul in favor of Tottenham. Reguión tried to center it at the far post, but clears the Red Devils defense.
Yellow for Luke Shaw for a kick on Moura. The Englishman puts his leg in and knocks down the Brazilian, who was running down the right wing.
10 minutes to the end of the match at Old Trafford.
KANE GOAL! SIX FROM TOTTENHAM! He does not fail English in the maximum penalty.
PENALTY IN FAVOR OF TOTTENHAM! Pogba drops Davies in the area. The Frenchman sweeps him with his body and without fighting the ball and Taylor does not think about it.
Mourinho has become the first coach to score five goals against a team he has previously trained (away from home), since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vs Cardiff in December 2018 (5-1).
Third change at Tottenham: Son leaves and Davies enters.
WHAT A HAND OF DE GEA! Kane's shot was a bit heeled, but the United keeper put in a providential hand to stop the scoring.
Decaffeinated second half at Old Trafford, motivated by the result.
Mou's second change: Ndombélé leaves and Dele enters.
Third change at United: New Red Devils summer signing Donny van de Beek enters and young Mason Greenwood leaves.
Calmly combining those of Mou. The rush on the Spurs has been evaded.
Second yellow card of the match for Bailly after an entry on Son.
Very good intention of Fred, who wins the position to Hojbjerg, looks for Pogba, but the Spur defense clears the ball.
Old Trafford falls asleep. Tottenham slow down and United await a ball or chance to make up the result.
With this score, what we commented in the previous one is confirmed: United have scored 2 or more goals in the first 3 campaign games for the first time since the 1972-73 season (1-3 vs Palace, 2-3 vs Brighton and, for now, 1-5 vs Spurs). Defense problems for the Red Devils.
Højbjerg support
TOTTENHAM GOOOOL! GOOOL OF AURIER! If we were talking about tranquility, the French scored the fifth goal for the Spurs. Hojbjerg passes deep, Aurier joins up on the right, shoots at a heeled and scores.
First minutes of this second half, and tranquility reigns in Manchester.
START THE SECOND HALF AT OLD TRAFFORD!
At Tottenham, Mou sits Lamela on the bench after a good 45 minutes (he has been the Spurs player who has played the most balls, 9) and Lucas Moura enters the pitch.
More muscle for Solskjaer: Fred enters and Bruno Fernandes marching.
Double change at Manchester United: McTominay enters and Matić leaves.
Manchester United have conceded four goals in one half for the first time in the Premier League, this being their 1,079th match in the competition. In addition, Tottenham is the first visiting team to achieve such a figure against the Red Devils in the theater of dreams since the Spurs themselves achieved it in November 1957 (victory by 4-3).
Son and Kane are already the Zipi and Zape of the competition: both have a combined 26 Premier League goals, the fifth most prolific duet in Premier League history and the highest today.
Martial's dismissal was the earliest for a United player at Old Trafford in the competition (28 minutes).
Kane is owning the game. He is coming down to receive, he assists and is being the leader and offensive creator of his team. The Englishman has already 6 assists this season, more than any other player in the Premier League. Also, he is one to break the record he obtained in 2016-17 (7).
First half of heart attack in Manchester. The Red Devils went ahead in the first minute after a penalty by Davinson Sánchez on Martial that Fernandes converted. However, the Spurs quickly recovered and got the equalizer after two minutes after a mistake in the United defense that Ndombélé took advantage of. After three minutes, Son would put his team ahead on the scoreboard after a foul that Kane quickly started from the center of the field, catching the Red Devils defense off guard once again. From this moment, the nightmare has settled in Old Trafford: there was a direct red card to Martial, perhaps a bit unfair, for a slap to Lamela. With one less, Tottenham have doubled their distance on the scoreboard with goals from Kane and Son, again. United are not having the strongest game in defense. Aurier's band is completely deserted, and Mou's quick transitions are knocking out Solskjaer's.
BREAK AT OLD TRAFFORD!
Close Kane! He tried the shot in English, but the ball skims the far post of De Gea's goal.
3 minutes added.
Aurier's center went long, but Spurs' great combinatorial play. Another long pass from the center of the field from Kane, looking for the change of orientation towards Aurier. Corner in favor of Mou's.
Long possession now of those of Solskjaer, who do not find a way to create danger in the small area.
Good performance from Pogba in midfield. United gets a foul, Shaw centers it looking for Rashford, but the Englishman does not arrive and was, in addition, in an advanced position.
Wan-Bissaka was now trying from the right. Catch Lloris.
Assists Serge Aurier
GOOOL OF SON! GOOL OF THE SPURS! Tottenham scores again. Good change of orientation from Sissoko to Aurier, who crosses low to the small area to find a Son who only had to push the ball into the net.
The game calms down again after the crazy minutes experienced a few moments ago.
HARRY KANE GOOOOL! TOTTENHAM GOOOOL! United defensive disaster that gives Tottenham a goal. Very committed ball kick, which benefits the Spurs with the good pressure he was exerting. Kane showing the quality he has in his boots, generating goals and scoring them himself. Double blow for Solskjaer's men, who in a matter of minutes were left with one less player and allowed Mou's team to extend the gap on the scoreboard.
Assists Heung-Min Son
First yellow card of the match for Erik Lamela after a foul on Bailly.
RED TO ANTHONY MARTIAL! Manchester United stays with 10 after a slight attack on Lamela. The Argentine seems to also put his arm, but the Frenchman released the slap. Controversial move.
Good defensive action by Bailly, stopping Reguilón's shot! The Spaniard was left alone and the Red Devil diverted the ball to the corner.
Lamela out! The Argentine was trying with a ball that is in the small area. Corner in favor of Tottenham.
FROM GEA! The Spanish goalkeeper saved a shot from Aurier after a fantastic long pass from Kane from the center of the field.
Can't control Son the ball! The South Korean loses a golden opportunity to increase the score in favor of his own, as he was alone before De Gea, in a replica of the second goal.
Greenwood's shot from the small area that skims the post. He spun and shuffled, almost surprising the Spurs goalkeeper.
TO THE PALO! Fantastic action from Rashford, which has been invalidated for offside. He received Spur among the defense in the race, he wins the position and arms the shot that hits the left post of Lloris' goal.
Foul in favor of United. Shaw prepares to throw it, but there was too much distance and Dier manages to clear his head.
Reguilón tried to put the center from the left, but De Gea catches without problems.
This match is the first meeting in which three goals have been scored in a matter of 7 minutes since Burnley vs Man City in April 2010, and the first in which both teams manage to score since Nottingham Forest vs United in February 1999.
Lamela threw the foul, but it does not manage to overcome the barrier. United comes out on the counterattack.
Long possession of the Spurs that ends in a dangerous foul on the edge of the area.
The game manages to calm down a bit after the first ten minutes of vertigo.
Harry Kane assist
TOTTENHAM GOOOOOL! GOOOOL OF SON! Maguire's foul on Kane, the Englishman starts the play quickly, finds Son in the pass into the hole. The South Korean starts the race, cooks it, eats it, beats Shaw and finishes off De Gea. Mou's comeback in five minutes.
Greenwood was now trying from outside the area, but Lloris catches forcefully. It ended up being a very focused shot.
What a start to the game at Old Trafford!
GOOOOOOOL TOTTENHAM! GOAL FROM NDOMBÉLÉ! The good pressure from Lamela and the lack of communication between Shaw and Maguire makes the Frenchman find himself with a sweet only before De Gea. Tottenham put the tie in a matter of two minutes.
UNITED GOOOL! GOOOL OF FERNANDES! The Portuguese does not fail in his favorite appointment, the goal from the maximum penalty. He tricked Lloris and plugged her in from the right while the Frenchman stood in the middle.
PENALTY FOR MANCHESTER UNITED AT 31 SECONDS! Wall between Bruno Fernandes and Martial, who falls in the area after a duel with Sánchez.
START THE GAME AT OLD TRAFFORD!
The protagonists jump onto the pitch! The referee for the match is Anthony Taylor.
Harry Kane has provided more assists than any other player in the Premier League this season (5). In fact, only in 2016/17 (7) Kane gave more assists in the same season in the top flight.
Bruno Fernandes has been involved in 17 goals in his 16 Premier League appearances for Manchester United (nine goals and eight assists). His penalty goal against Brighton in the 100th minute in the last game is the latest winning goal since exact times of goals were available (2006/07).
Manchester United have scored in each of their last 15 Premier League games, the longest current streak of the 20 teams in the competition.
Let's go with some previous data before the duel starts!
On the Spurs bench: Doherty, Aldelweireld, Harry Winks, Joe Hart, Dele Alli, Ben Davies and Lucas Moura.
On the Red Devils bench: Lindelof, Mata, Lingard, Fred, Dean Henderson, van de Beek and McTominay.
Tottenham does make more changes, either by the calendar, by strategy, or by both: Lloris; line of four for Aurier, Sánchez, Dier and Reguilón (who debuts in Premier League); the Portuguese brings Ndombelé and Sissoko into the center of the field, accompanying Hojbjerg; and more advanced has Son, Lamela and Kane. Mou leaves out Lo Celso, who was doubtful due to physical discomfort and is not even on the bench, also Lucas Moura and Winks, and takes Doherty and Davies from the sides to introduce Serge Aurier and Reguilón.
United make a change from last day's eleven against Brighton: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Bailly enters the position of Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; Pogba and Matic as double pivot; Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford and Martial as the most advanced player behind. Phil Jones and Axel Tuanzebe are the only casualties for the Norwegian.
We already have confirmed lineups!
Beyond returning to the stadium that was his home not long ago, the Portuguese does not have good statistics when he faces former teams: Mou has not won in his last six league games away from home against teams he has previously trained (2 draws, 4 defeats).
And, since Solskjaer has been a coach at United, the Red Devils have been the team that has received the most penalties in the Premier League (22). On the contrary, since Mou was a Spurs coach, this has been the fourth team that has had the fewest penalties in favor (3) and the one that has been whistled the most (8).
THE DOUBLE P: PENALTY AND DISPUTE. Solskjaer and Mourinho have not declared love messages, precisely this week. The Norwegian joked at a press conference with the Europa League goals that the Portuguese had complained about being too small. Mou did not hesitate to answer him, noting that Ole is more concerned about the size of the small area.
United have one of their favorite victims visiting Old Trafford today. Since the Premier League format, only against Everton have they managed to win more games than against Spurs (35).
Tottenham's last six away victories against Manchester United have come with different coaches, a streak that begins with Bill Nicholson in March 1974 and continues with Keith Burkinshaw in 1976, Terry Venables in 1989, Andre Villas Boas in 2012, Tim Sherwood in 2014 and ends with Mauricio Pochettino in 2018.
However, it seems that the differences between the two clubs are still latent. Tottenham have only won 3 of their last 30 away games against teams from the 'Big Six', their last victory being precisely at Old Trafford in August 2018.
Likewise, United have not lost their last three Premier League games to Tottenham (2 wins, 1 draw), having lost four of their previous six.
DUEL OF TITANS. This clash always promises. None of the last 14 Premier League meetings between the Red Devils and Spurs at Old Trafford ended in a draw, with 11 wins for the Red Devils and three for the Spurs.
In addition, a defeat today would mean that Solskjaer's men lose their first two games at Old Trafford for the first time since the 1986-87 season (something that already happened in 1930-31, 1948-49 and 1969-70).
For their part, United have won the last three games they have played in all competitions, scoring nine goals between them. However, the Red Devils are also being marked. If the Spurs managed to score 2 or more goals today, it would be the first time since the 1972-73 season that the Manchester team took such a number of goals in the first three games of the season (1-3 vs Crystal Palace and 2-3 vs Brighton).
Tottenham are having a hard time keeping a clean sheet: Spurs have only left the goal undrilled in two of their last 27 away games in the Premier League, both last season against two teams that ended up relegation ( 0-0 v Watford, 0-0 v Bournemouth). In addition, they have not achieved it in their last seven games in all competitions.
The tight schedule this season has allowed both teams to have turned the page on previous events. The Red Devils met Brighton again in the round of 16 of the Carabao Cup (winning with solvency and 3-0) and the Spurs eliminated Chelsea in the penalty shoot-out. In addition, Mou's players also faced Maccabi Haifa last Thursday in the last qualifying round of the Europa League, 7-2 in favor and qualifying for the group stage. With the meeting this afternoon, Tottenham will play four games in one week, in three different competitions.
To Tottenham, on the other hand, it hurt. In the final minutes of the game against Newcastle, a hand from Eric Dier gave the magpies their only shot between the three sticks in the 97 minutes of the match: a penalty that put the tie on the scoreboard. After scoring five goals with just nine shots against Southampton in their second league game this season, Tottenham scored just one with 23 shots against Steve Bruce.
The confusion benefited Manchester United, as Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty in the 99:45 minute, when the end of the match had already been called, and achieved victory at the Amex Stadium. It was the latest Premier League goal since Mata scored when he played for Chelsea against West Bromwich Albion in August 2011 (minute 100:03). Brighton made it 2-2 in the 95th minute, but a hand from Maupay a few seconds before the referee indicated the end caused the VAR to intervene to signal a penalty when the players were already heading to the changing rooms.
In the previous day, both clubs were protagonists in one of the most controversial weeks in the elite of English football. The doubts and lack of cohesion generated by the new rule of the hands in the area and the VAR, created debate and discussion in England. Both Manchester United and Tottenham were at the center of the hurricane for two actions that many considered doubtful and controversial.
Manchester United and Tottenham face each other in Mourinho's return to what was once his theater of dreams.
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