Manchester United 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur: Harry Kane and Lucas Moura score for Spurs, as it happened
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Your support makes all the difference.In four previous Premier League visits to Old Trafford, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino had never seen his team score.
He has now — three times.
Tottenham humiliated Manchester United 3-0 on Monday to stay perfect after three rounds and increase the pressure on Pochettino's beleaguered counterpart, Jose Mourinho.
Harry Kane and Lucas Moura struck twice in a three-minute span early in the second half. Moura grabbed a second with six minutes left.
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Match preview
What time does it start?
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur kicks off at 8PM (BST).
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event channels. Sky Sports subscribers can also stream the game online via the SkyGo app.
It’s a big game for?
Jose Mourinho: The United manager is currently in his third season with the club, and after recent media speculation around the interest in ex Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane, is under pressure to deliver results. The board have recently shut down these speculations and gave the Portuguese manager their full backing after the 3-2 loss to Brighton.
Remember when…
Perhaps the most memorable encounter between these two English heavyweights came in 2001 when one of the best comebacks in Premier League history occurred after Spurs managed to let go of a three-goal advantage at half-time, losing 5-3 to United at White Hart Lane. David Beckham was among the United scorers.
Past three-meetings…
Spurs 2 (Eriksen, Jones OG) Manchester United 0, Premier League, January 2018
Manchester United 1 (Martial) Spurs 0, Premier League, October 2017
Spurs 2 (Wanyama, Kane) Manchester United 1 (Rooney), Premier League, May 2017
Form guide…
Manchester United: WL
Tottenham: WW
Odds…
Manchester United to win: 8/5
Tottenham to win: 37/20
Draw: 9/4
Prediction...
Spurs to win 2-1
Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur from Old Trafford.
We will have all the build-up for you right here.
"The only provable way to bring smiles back in football and make problems go away is to win matches."
First up is some essential reading from Chief Football Writer Miguel Delaney who says that Jose Mourinho has created an unnecessary amount of pressure ahead of this evening's match.
Pochettino: Mourinho an Inspiration
Mauricio Pochettino has cited Jose Mourinho as one of his biggest inspirations as he prepares to take him on this evening.
Just under an hour away from Manchester United taking on Tottenham at Old Trafford, here's how the home side lines up tonight:
Lots of changes from the Man Utd side that faced Brighton last week, tonight they face a strong and confident starting XI for Spurs.
According to the stats it isn't looking promising for Tottenham's prospects at Old Trafford tonight:
Spurs have lost four consecutive league matches away at United without scoring and
Pochettino has lost 11 competitive fixtures against Jose Mourinho, more than against any other manager.
Could we be in for a repeat performance or will Tottenham deny the odds and continue their winning start to the season?
Harry Kane has only scored once against Manchester United and only once in August, which was against Fulham last Saturday, what does he have in store for us tonight?
An interesting take on the role of Matic in this Manchester United team, Miguel Delaney knew last month that he was a potential CB for Jose Mourinho
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