Tottenham deepened the wounds of its host, Manchester United, by beating them 3-0 on Sunday evening, in the sixth round of the English Premier League.
Tottenham's goals were scored by Brennan Johnson (3rd minute), Dejan Kulusevski (47th minute) and Dominic Solanke (77th minute).
With this win, Tottenham’s score rose to 10 points in eighth place, one point behind Fulham and Newcastle, while Manchester United’s score remained 7 points in twelfth place.
Tottenham had a stormy start to the match, as defender Micky van de Wijk cut the ball in front of Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford, advancing it about 80 meters without significant resistance, before passing the ball from the left side to the unmarked Johnson, who put it in the Empty goal in the third minute.
Tottenham missed an opportunity to increase their lead in the twelfth minute, when a team game resulted in the ball reaching Destiny Udoji, who fired a shot over the goal.
Tottenham seemed more confident on the field as time passed, and the ball reached Odije on the left side before he passed to Kulusevski, and the latter passed to Johnson, who shot a creeping ball that bounced off the far post in the 20th minute.
Two minutes later, Manchester United responded when the ball reached Joshua Zirkzee inside the penalty area, but his attempt was blocked by goalkeeper Vicario.
Tottenham were dangerous every time they received the ball, and a cross ball from the right side reached Tottenham defender Christian Romero, who shot it sideways and passed the post in the 32nd minute.
From a counterattack, Rashford sent a cross towards the far post, which was met by Argentine winger Alejandro Garnacho with a shot that bounced off the near post in the 37th minute.
Tottenham striker Timo Werner was alone in the Manchester United goal, but was unable to overcome Cameroonian goalkeeper Andre Onana, who made a solo save in the 39th minute.
Manchester United received a painful blow in the 42nd minute, when its captain, Bruno Fernandes, received a red card, after deliberately obstructing Tottenham playmaker James Maddison.
Mason Mount entered the United squad instead of Kobe Maino with the aim of restoring tactical balance after the expulsion, but nothing changed in the first half, which ended with Tottenham leading 1-0.
Tottenham started the second half as they started the first, scoring a goal after less than two minutes, when Johnson passed a cross to the right side, which bounced off the defense and reached Kulusevski, who followed it into the net.
Once again, Onana prevented Werner from scoring in the 48th minute, when he made a solo save, then cleared the ball before the defensive Dominic Solanke reached it.
Manchester United players called for a penalty kick in the 60th minute, after a handball on Romeo, but the referee ordered the play to continue, and Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez passed the ball over the defenders to reach substitute Casemiro, who shot near the far post in the 69th minute.
p>Rasmus Hoylund and Christian Eriksen entered United's lineup instead of Rashford and Manuel Ugarte, and the team's performance improved somewhat, but Tottenham added the third goal in the 77th minute, when Solanke put the ball into the net from close range, after substitute Pape Sarr followed up on a corner kick. .
In the final minutes of the match, Tottenham almost added a fourth goal, when Sarr headed the ball from a comfortable position next to the empty goal