Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur: Last 3 meetings

Manchester United 0 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur

August 2018, Premier League

Lucas Moura's brace helped Tottenham secure a historic victory against United

The result that led to Mourinho's infamous 'respect, respect, respect' breakdown in the post-match press conference, Tottenham's 3-0 spanking of United was their biggest victory at Old Trafford since October 1972. It also marked United's worst start to the league campaign – two losses in three games – since the 1992-93 season.

As Mourinho pointed out in his heated presser, United should've been '3-0 up at half-time'. While the match wasn't as skewed as he asserted, the hosts did indeed seem to be the stronger side at the half-time whistle.

Romelu Lukaku missed out on an open goal from a tight angle in the 16th minute, before hitting one straight to Hugo Lloris four minutes later. The Spurs keeper pulled off a couple of good saves thereafter, denying United an opener.

However, while Spurs looked relatively weaker in the first 45 minutes, they came out a different side in the second half. Harry Kane opened the scoring with a thumping header in the 50th minute, and from there, it was all Tottenham.

United were railroaded by the visitors, as Lucas Moura doubled their lead just two minutes later. He struck once again in the 84th minute, as Spurs romped to a historic victory on the road.