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
62 mins: Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham
Lingard was in, Sanchez hits a pass over the top to Lukaku who lays in Lingard but Alderweireld gets a crucial foot on it to send it out for a corner
64 mins: Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham
Free kick for United on the edge of Spurs' area, Fred crosses it and Lindelof meets it on the far post but his header hits the wrong side of the netting
67 mins: Man Utd 0 - 0 Tottenham
It should be all over! Lindelof gets caught in possession in Untied's box, Alli takes it past De Gea but turns to put the ball on his right foot and gives the keeper time to get back into position and save that shot.
Kane gets a chance on the resulting corner but puts his header wide of goal
70 mins: Man Utd 0 - 2 Tottenham
United look a little scrambled, the two goals have dazed them and they are making more mistakes, Fellaini is on for Matic but there isn't as much flow as there was in the first half
75 mins: Man Utd 0 - 2 Tottenham
Danny Rose gets a yellow card for pulling and tugging at Pogba, the free kick is taken quickly and the ball is whipped into Lukaku whose shot is blocked
78 mins: Man Utd 0 - 2 Tottenham
Almost, Lukaku gets the ball 25 yards out and he runs it into the area before pulling it back for Lingard, but his shot is blocked again!
80 mins: Man Utd 0 - 2 Tottenham
United have a throw in and it comes straight into the area, Sanchez hits it first time but skies it over the bar, Danny Rose is down and the physios are on, booing erupts from the Man Utd fans
83 mins: GOAL! Man Utd 0 - 3 Tottenham - Moura
It's all over, Kane recieves the ball near the halfway line and runs it forward before sending Moura on his way, he easily gets past Smalling and clinically puts it past De Gea
88 mins: Man Utd 0 - 3 Tottenham
Kane comes off and Harry Winks is on, it's a mere formality as the game has been put to bed
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