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Manchester United 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur: Harry Kane and Lucas Moura score for Spurs, as it happened

Relive all the action from Old Trafford

Michael Jones
Monday 27 August 2018 23:19 BST
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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.

Mourinho has some fans to win over after a shock defeat to Brighton
Mourinho has some fans to win over after a shock defeat to Brighton (AFP/Getty Images)

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

Tottenham head to Old Trafford with two wins out of two
Tottenham head to Old Trafford with two wins out of two (AFP/Getty Images)

Odds…

Manchester United to win: 8/5

Tottenham to win: 37/20

Draw: 9/4

Prediction...

Spurs to win 2-1

39 mins: Man Utd  0 - 0 Tottenham

Valencia feeds Lukaku down the channel and the frint man wins a throw in, it comes out to Herrera and he wins a free kick as Dele Alli is too forceful in his pursuit of the ball

Michael Jones27 August 2018 20:39

40 mins: Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham 

Eriksen gets a shot away for Tottenham, Lucas Moura gets the ball in United's box, he lays off Eriksen who strikes it straight at De Gea

Michael Jones27 August 2018 20:40

42 mins: Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham

Oh Dele! The ball floats over the head of Herrera and into the path of Dele Alli, he switches it to his right foot but Herrera recovers and blocks the shot with a desperate sliding tackle

Michael Jones27 August 2018 20:42

HALF TIME: Man Utd  0 - 0 Tottenham 

Great tempo for this first half, both sides have had their chances, United's coming from open play and Spurs' from some brilliance from Lucas Moura

Stay with for updates from the second half

Michael Jones27 August 2018 20:47

SECOND HALF: Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham

Spurs get the game back underway but United win the ball, Luke Shaw takes it down the left and passes it back inside to Pogba who shoots but sends it wide

Michael Jones27 August 2018 21:03

48 mins: Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham

Eriksen and Dele Alli combine for Spurs this time, Eriksen sending the ball into the box before Alli's shot is blocked out for a corner

Michael Jones27 August 2018 21:06

49 mins: GOAL! Man Utd 0 - 1 Tottenham - Kane

Trippier whips the ball into the area and Kane rises above Phil Jones to sink the ball past De Gea and give Spurs the lead

Michael Jones27 August 2018 21:06

51 mins: GOAL! Man Utd 0 - 2 Tottenham  - Moura

Trippier sends Eriksen down the channel and the mid-fielder finds Lucas Moura waiting in the box, Moura hits it with his right and guides it past the outstretched arms of De Gea

Michael Jones27 August 2018 21:08

56 mins: Man Utd  0 - 2 Tottenham

A golden ten minutes for Spurs, they take a two goal lead over United and have a free kick in a dangerous area, Trippier took it and it sailed over the heads of everyone

Michael Jones27 August 2018 21:13

58 mins: Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham

Jones and Herrera are off now, Lindelof and Alexis Sanchez on  for United, Valencia gets a yellow card for a late challenge and Spurs look supremely confident 

Michael Jones27 August 2018 21:15

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