Tottenham increased pressure on Ten Hag by defeating 10-man United.
Tottenham increased pressure on Ten Hag by defeating 10-man United.
MANCHESTER: Tottenham Hotspur’s commanding 3-0 victory at Old Trafford on Sunday put further strain on Erik ten Hag’s job as manager of Manchester United.
After three minutes, Brennan Johnson’s tap-in from Micky Van de Ven’s explosive run gave Spurs the lead.
Before United were reduced to ten men after captain Fernandes
received a straight red card on minute forty-two, Tottenham ought to have extended their lead.
Two minutes into the second half, Dejan Kulusevski finally doubled the visitors’ lead,
and Dominic Solanke completed the scoring.
After passing an internal evaluation at the conclusion of the previous season,
Ten Hag came under fire at the start of this one.
After finishing ninth in the Premier League the previous season,
the Ajax coach’s employment was largely saved by a stunning FA Cup final victory over Manchester City.
After United’s third loss in their first six league games of the new season, the Red Devils are now in 11th place,
and their manager’s time is undoubtedly running out.
Next weekend, United travels to the tough venues of Porto in the Europa League and Aston Villa,
who drew 2-2 with Ipswich Town earlier on Sunday, in league action.
This is before the two-week international break,
which is frequently used by teams to make managerial changes.
Just over a week ago, Ange Postecoglou, the manager of Tottenham, was also under pressure.
However, Spurs have triumphed in four straight games
and put on what may have been their finest display of the Australian’s tenure.
The tone set by Van de Ven’s incredible run from deep inside his own half to the United by-line,
where his cross made it easy for Johnson to score for the fourth straight game.
Tottenham attempted to end the game but were unable to capitalize on the South Korean’s exquisite finishing since they were missing their injured captain, Son Heung-min.
James Maddison and Timo Werner both had one-on-one shots that Andre Onana stopped,
while Johnson also smacked one off the crossbar.
Joshua Zirzkee had the finest opportunity for United to equalize, but Guglielmo Vicario made a fantastic low stop to deny him.
A moment of insanity from United’s captain ended any chance of a comeback.
When Fernandes slid into a challenge with Maddison, he stumbled,
but he caught the England international by raising his studs.
In response, Ten Hag traded in his lone striker, Zirkzee, for the heavily criticized Casemiro at halftime.
The second Tottenham goal was partly the fault of the Brazilian.
Johnson sent hurtling down the right after Solanke outmuscled Casemiro,
and Kulusevski deftly flicked his deflected cross past Onana.
Following that, the 10 men put up a strong fight, and Casemiro nearly cut United’s deficit in half.
However, more appalling defense allowed Solanke to convert a corner kick for Tottenham’s third goal.
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