Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Manchester United face Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
A typically charging run by Perisic sees the Spurs wing-back drive into the United area, but Dalot stays calm to stand him up and ultimately shepherd the ball behind for a goal-kick.
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
OFF THE POST! United continue to press on for an opening goal, and Anthony almost unlocks the door! The unpredictable Brazilian drifts in from the right and curls a wonderful low effort towards the left-hand post, which just clips the woodwork and glances behind: diving at full stretch, Lloris was struggling to get there!
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
SHARP STOP! From Fernandes' corner, the ball drops to Fred, who takes a crack at goal from the edge of the box: his centrally-placed shot forces Lloris to react quickly and tip the ball over the crossbar!
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
SAVE! Fred almost picks out Rashford in the box with an incisive throughball, then the ball breaks to Anthony some 30 yards out. The winger tries a speculative shot, which Lloris can only shovel behind awkwardly for a corner. A lucky escape for Spurs!
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
On the break, Tottenham make progress down the right, and Bentancur is able to drive the ball across the face of goal from a tight angle. It zips wide of the target without troubling De Gea, but it's been a lively start at the Theatre of Dreams!
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
After Fernandes sees a shot charged down 20 yards out from goal, his countryman Dalot wildly slices an effort well over the crossbar from slightly further out.
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Early pressure on the edge of the Manchester United box almost sees Spurs carve out an opportunity, but the home side stay resolute and their visitors have to rebuild from the halfway line.
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Spurs kick off, and we are under way in Manchester!
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