Thank you for joining me for this match! Manchester United were bright in the first half but they faded and Tottenham started to shine. Sarr scored his first Spurs goal and Martinez’ own goal ensured the hosts secured all three points to give new manager Ange Postecoglou his first Premier League win. Catch up with the match with the report below. Make sure you keep up to date with the Premier League action today, I’ll be back tomorrow with the Women’s World Cup final! I’ll see you then, have a good Saturday!
Tottenham captain Son told Sky: “It was very intense! When you have the ball and these amazing fans it’s joy. To get three points against a big opponent is special. I think there is still room to improve but we are looking forward. First half we were a little unsure, some mistakes early on. Second half we were unbelievable. Every manager is different, I will always respect them. If they give me any role I will do that.”
Roy Keane has said on Sky: “Manchester United are the new Spurs. Desperate.”
That was also the first time Manchester United have lost at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Not the fact you would have wanted United fans"!
The Premier League action is not over this evening! Manchester City take on Newcastle, you can keep up to date:
A lot of United fans vacated the stadium before the end of the match. Was the performance that bad Untied supporters? Let me know.
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is still being bathed in sunlight and it was definitely Spurs having their day in the sun today. The celebrations from the fans shows what it means to get those three points. The Postecoglou era not starting too badly!
Full time! Tottenham 2-0 Manchester United
After a balanced first half it was Spurs who came out the more lively in the second 45 with Sarr and Davies (potentially a Martinez own goal) making sure the home side secured all three points. United disappeared as the game grew, a disappointing performance from Erik ten Hag’s side. Commentary talking a lot about United’s performance potentially being on the lack of signings but Spurs haven’t made too many, they’ve lost Kane but were head and shoulders above their opponents at times this afternoon.
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90 + 9 min: Fernandes is over the set piece ball but it is over the bar. Fernandes laughs at the miss.
90 + 8 min: Bissouma gives away a free kick as United continue to press late on.
90 + 7 min: Wow! Varane smacks the woodwork! It comes in from Eriksen and his header hits the bar.
90 + 5 min: John has got in touch and asked me my thoughts on the rubbish being thrown on the pitch, it is really silly. For those who aren’t watching, the United goal is littered with rubbish with fans throwing things on the pitch. Onana is kicking things away as he is preparing for Spurs play to come in. It just makes no sense. Back to the game and Bissouma has been named Player of the Match.
90 + 3 min: Fernandes takes a long range shot, it is on target but Vicario can easily save.
90 + 1 min: There will be nine minutes added.
90 min: Maddison has his arms wide open as he has acres of space and it eventually comes to him but Spurs can’t thread something together. United attack but Casemiro’s effort is straight at the keeper.
89 min: United are peppering the Spurs box now, seems half an hour too late, but Spurs are defending well as things stand. United want a penalty as Pellistri goes down but nothing is given.
87 min: United try to pounce on a chance but Vicario confidently collects.
85 min: Mount and Rashford are off, Rashford throws something on the floor in frustration. I think the second goal may go down as a Martinez own goal.
84 min: Amazing build-up from Spurs, all the credit to the home side but all Davies had to do was tap it. Martinez’ effort skimmed the ball and Onana watched it roll in.
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GOAL! Tottenham 2-0 Manchester United (Davies, 83')
Embarrassing for United. Delight for Tottenham.
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81 min: Sancho had a great block there to stall the run of Hojbjerg. Spurs come through though but Davies’ pass to Kulusevski has too much on it. United counter, Mount crosses in but it’s cleared. It comes to Casemiro but it’s wide.
79 min: United do all of the good work but it’s in the final third that they have a wry pass and Spurs counter. Tottenham on the ball now.
77 min: Tottenham make another change and Sarr makes way for Hojbjerg. Tim has got in touch about some conflicting emotions: “You know the feeling when you really want to enjoy winding up your Manchester United supporting friend/family but then remember you have Rashford and Fernandes in you fantasy team.” Oh the fantasy agony!
75 min: Spurs win a corner and Maddison sees it in, Sarr heads across and Son picks it up. He can’t immediately cross and Spurs go back to halfway, Perisic works it back into the box – a good cross but it’s cleared.
74 min: United finding it hard to pincer through more than the midfield at the moment. Eriksen pops it in but Davies clears.
72 min: Richarlison looked frustrated as he made his way to the bench – maybe wanted to stay on the pitch a bit longer. Maddison tries to find Son but Varane clears.
70 min: Kulusevski almost finds Richarlison, who soars through the air in the box to try and double the lead! That was close. Tottenham making changes now with Davies and Perisic on for Udogie and Richarlison.
68 min: United are making some changes with Sancho, Eriksen and Dalot on for Antony, Garnacho and Wan-Bissaka off. Spurs remain with the upper hand, they are playing so freely.
66 min: Bissouma takes a shot but it’s wide, surely he needed to take that a touch sooner. Son having all the joy down the left.
64 min: Maddison takes the corner but Casemiro does well to clear. Spurs come again though, a lot of good work around the box but Kulusevski’s eventual pass to Porro has too much on it. Udogie gets a yellow for delaying a restart.
62 min: Son does really well in and around the box to set a good Tottenham attack, it eventually coming back to the Spurs captain but his shot is deflected out for a corner.
60 min: Okay I think I am back up and running, what a stressful few minutes! Spurs take a punt at goal through Bissouma but it’s over the bar.
57 min: My laptop is having a mini freak out and decided to freeze so I’m doing my best to keep you up to date! Spurs definitely with the momentum at the minute but they just need to capitalise.
55 min: Maddison takes the corner but it’s cleared initially. Then Maddison and Romero are foueld in the box. I think VAR are checking it in the background. Maddison still down in the box. VAR rules no penalty on either challenge.
53 min: Oh my how have United not equalised? Antony smacks the woodwork after some great initial play. WHAT A SAVE! Son makes a great pass into the box to Udogie but his shot is saved well by Onana. Son now wins a corner – this game has come to life!
51 min: On second look it was a great cross that Sarr pounces on! His celebration shows what it means, he punches the corner flag. He has been at the club for two years but that is his first goal. Rashford tries to hit back quickly but his shot is collected.
GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Manchester United (Sarr, 49')
A great goal! A lot of build-up, Sarr picks up a rebound. His first Spurs goal.
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49 min: Udogie passes to Maddison on the edge of the box but his pass is read well by Varane who clears.
47 min: Slow build-up play from Tottenham once again, trying to create a bit of flow into their game with some sustained possession. But it doesn’t last long with Martinez fouled.
Back underway! Tottenham 0-0 Manchester United
So will either side find a winner? Or will the teams have to settle for a point each? All to come.
Yash has emailed and said: “Watching this Manchester United I can’t help but feel they’re nowhere near challenging the title and would do well to get into top four at best. Both teams are turning possession cheaply but it is understandable in Spurs case. Spurs were playing anti-football which made eyes bleed for years while United are supposed to be playing fun football for a year now under Ten Hag. What is the role of Garnacho though in this side? Running for 10 yards then passing the ball to opponent defenders!” No United aren’t at their best yet but there are glimpses of what they can produce, just need to be a bit more clinical at the moment.
What do you make of the game so far? It’s so scrappy, one team will have to take control of the flow to find a winner.
Justin has got in touch and said: ‘This first half has shown Bruno Fernandes in a nutshell: A breathtaking, swaggering pass, a missed sitter, and then a silly booking for whining at the ref.’ The miss was a shocker!
Half time! Tottenham 0-0 Manchester United
It has not been the most thrilling game with the best chance coming from Porro hitting the bar. A scrappy game with neither side really having the upper hand as of yet, all to play for in the second 45.
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45 + 3 min: Udogie with a good bit of play but Kulusevski can’t get on the end of a pass.
45 + 1 min: Porro loses it at the back again, United can’t capitalise but that is not a confident play. Three minutes added.
45 min: It’s thundered in, it is initially repelled but it comes back in and Onana collects.
45 min: Kulusevski rattles a shot from outside the box but it is straight at Onana who easily saves. Sarr gets a free kick in a great position after a foul from Mount.
44 min: Maddison’s pass is almost intercepted but it does creep through, Spurs on the edge of the box once again. Richarlison tries to find Son but Wan-Bissaka crowds him out. Spurs still in possession.
42 min: Fernandes pops it in the box but Porro heads it down to his keeper to clear.
41 min: The free kick sets up a good Spurs chance. WOW! Son lays it off to Porro who smacks the bar. It comes down to Sarr who also rattles the woodwork, Tottenham so close to opening the scoring there.
40 min: Antony gets a yellow card for a foul on Bissouma, Spurs will have a free kick inside their own half. Fernandes has been given a yellow card for dissent after disagreeing with that call. The United captain is having a long chat with the referee here but the foul stands.
38 min: Oh my word, how has Fernandes not scored? He was given the ball on a plate for a feast of a goal but his header is miles over the bar. Awful. Spurs attack here, Richarlison is down in the box and he wants a penalty but nothing is given.
36 min: I can’t say a lot has happened in the last few minutes, latest is Udogie is offside quite high up the pitch.
34 min: Fernandes rifles off a shot but Romero blocks, it comes to Antony but his shot is over the bar. Wan-Bissaka gets a yellow for a foul on Son, Spurs have a free kick in their own half. They quickly take it but United soon win the ball back. So scrappy.
32 min: United in the box again but Rashford takes too much time on the ball and he is dispossessed – Spurs counter. A lovely bit of play slices through United, Sarr has a shot but Onana saves.
30 min: Richarlison works the ball well to a crossable position, it comes in but Varane clears. Boos then rain down as Bissouma thought he had won a foul but the decision goes against him.
28 min: Shaw over the corner ball, more things are being thrown at him. He eventually pops it in but Spurs eventually clear.
28 min: No penalty given against Romero, check over. Corner to come.
27 min: Rashford with a lovely run and lay off to Garnacho. He has a shot but it is deflected out or is it? I think they could be checking for a handball here. A possible penalty they are checking for. The deflection hits an arm.
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26 min: United get in the box again but Fernandes’ shot is blocked by Bissouma. Spurs counter and Son gets the ball in a great position, he lays it off to Sarr – who should have taken the shot – but he passes to Kulusevski, his shot is collected by Onana.
24 min: Rashford is dispossessed but possession exchanges hands. United eventually come away with it, Fernandes pops a peach of a ball to Rashford but his shot it over the bar. I think he would have been offside even if it went in.
22 min: Fernandes takes the corner kick but Spurs are able to clear. Onana is a long way out of his goal, he puts in a beautiful ball which sets up a United attack.
21 min: Antony tries to do too much with fancy footwork and Spurs win it back. But Udogie give away a free kick, Fernandes takes it and it catches Spurs off guard with Rashford picking up the ball – it’s deflected out for a corner.
20 min: A lot of patient build-up play from Spurs and Bissouma is fouled by Casemiro – free kick. Maddison is over the set piece but again it’s headed away, this time by Martinez.
18 min: Maddison pops it in but Varane heads away. Spurs still in possession though.
17 min: Maddison crosses the corner in but Sarr’s connection is straight out. Spurs having a good spell Kulusevski beats Shaw and it results in another corner.
16 min: Udogie went down but the referee is having none of it, it looked like a dive but he is limping as he gets back to his feet. Spurs come forward and win a corner.
15 min: A good chance for Rashford there, he finds himself in a one-on-one with Vicario but the goalkeeper does enough to put him off, he repels the England forward’s shot. Garnacho has a shot but it’s blocked. Malc has emailed and said: “I think I can top Philip in Paris’s sophistication. I am watching the game in Germany, drinking Spanish beer, watching an American stream and my girlfriend is making pizza.” An amalgamation there!
13 min: The game has become a bit stop start now, the flow of it ebbed away slightly.
11 min: Shaw takes the corner, Spurs fans are throwing things at him I think, and he pops it in – the resulting shot is over the bar but it’s deflected for another corner. Mount takes this one, who also gets paper cups thrown at him, but Varane’s header is over.
9 min: Antony passes a peach of a ball to Garnacho, he lays it off to Shaw but Porro challenges him with a well-timed tackle but does concede a corner.
8 min: Fernandes is back to his feet and he is limping to the sidelines after getting treatment. He will be on the sidelines for 20 seconds under new rules but I think he will be okay to continue.
7 min: Porro tries to find Maddison but Varane cuts out the pass. Fernandes is down here after a tackle with Porro, he needs to receive treatment.
6 min: Shaw barges Kulusevski off the ball, a boo from the crowd, but they build. The ball comes to Garnacho but his shot is straight at Vicario.
4 min: Tottenham play out the back once again but Porro loses out to Mount, Antony’s resulting shot is wide. Philip has got in touch and said: “Just got back from 3 weeks’ holiday to find a bumper harvest of ripe grapes in my Paris region garden. So that’s my go-to “snack” for this game as I cheer on Spurs to pip the Red Devils.” Oh where were you on holiday? I think that’s the most sophisticated snack I’ve heard for a long while.
2 min: A slow start from Tottenham as they run the ball through their back line, the passes well controlled though and it propels them forward. Kulusevski crosses and it reaches Son but he can’t control.
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Kick-off! Tottenham 0-0 Manchester United
Here we go! Can Tottenham get a win in their first home league game of the season? Or will United spoil the party? All to come!
The players will be out at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium shortly, who do you have winning this one? Let me know your thoughts.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou added at his presser: “It is a great challenge for us. The most important thing for us is that it is our first home game in the Premier League. Obviously last week we showed some really good characteristics in terms of our resilience. Tomorrow is all about showing a little bit more of our football against a really strong opponent. We want to try and impose our game style, and that has got to be our goal every week now, to see if we can improve our football and make an impact against the best teams. That is our challenge tomorrow.”
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was asked about Harry Maguire in his press conference. He said: “It’s up to him [how much he plays]. He knows what to expect from me. I’ve been here for one year now and you know what I expect from a centre half. And he can do it, I’ve told you many times before he has the ability to do it so now he has to show it. It is then about character, to be convinced to play that role, he has all the abilities to do it and it is up to him when the time [opportunity] is there.”
James has got involved in the snack chat and said: “I’m not going as posh as Fruit Pastilles: I think there’s half a Twix that my son forgot about in his backpack that I may snaffle later. The real issue is what we have for breakfast tomorrow while watching the World Cup final: my Spanish wife and I have been having high-level discussions about this all week.” Ah the rivalry will be strong tomorrow! The final should be a cracking game so you have to bring your best snack game too.
A fun fact for you, though not so fun if you are a Tottenham supporter, Spurs have only won one of the last nine Premier League outings against Manchester United. Can they turn the tide today?
I’ve just finished off a coffee and I’m thinking my snack of choice for this match will be some Fruit Pastilles, the purple one is my favourite. What are you snacking on in this fixture? Let me know via Twitter or email. Joe has already let me know what he’s got cooking: “I have no snack chat today, but I did just put some chicken thighs in a Peruvian marinade for dinner later today. It’s the aji amarillo paste that really seals the deal!”
The transfer window is coming to a close at the start of September and you can catch up with all the movements:
Another story that has been in the football news this week is Manchester United’s decision around whether or not to bring back Mason Greenwood. Jonathan Liew has written a piece on which you can read:
To catch up with all the 3pm kick-offs check out the clockwatch:
United team news
Erik ten Hag has named an unchanged side to the team who beat Wolves last time out.
Starting XI: Onana, Martinez, Mount, Fernandes, Rashford, Casemiro, Varane, Antony, Shaw, Wan-Bissaka, Garnacho.
Erik names an unchanged starting XI for our first away day of the season! 🔴#MUFC || #TOTMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 19, 2023
Tottenham team news
Ange Postecoglou has made two changes to their team who drew with Brentford. Skipp and Emerson are out for Pedro Porro and Sarr.
Starting XI: Vicardo, Pedro Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie, Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison, Kulusevski, Richarlison, Son.
Your confirmed starting XI for #TOTMUN 👊 pic.twitter.com/dNiDXjBzM9
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 19, 2023
Preamble
Hello and welcome to Tottenham v Manchester United! The visitors will be looking to use their win to continue momentum in the new season while the hosts are searching for theirs first victory of the new campaign.
Last time out Tottenham drew 2-2 with Brentford while Man United secured a 1-0 win over Wolves. The victory was slightly controversial as Wolves were not awarded a penalty that should have been given.
Some transfer chat in the build-up to this game has centred on Harry Maguire. The former United captain had been linked with a £30m West Ham move but that has since fallen through with the defender set to fight for his place at the Red Devils. Manager Erik ten Hag has said he is happy Maguire is staying but has remarked he needs to improve.
In terms of who is available for the match Tottenham have Cristian Romero as an option after he was passed fit despite going off last time out. And United have been boosted by Lisandro Martinez being fit and available.
The two teams will be releasing their team news shortly so stay tuned before kick-off at 5.30pm BST.
