Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester United: Last 3 meetings between the sides | Premier League 2019-20

Manchester United 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur

August 27th, 2018, Premier League

2 goals from Lucas Moura left Jose Mourinho's United humiliated in August 2018

This was a truly humiliating loss for Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United, as they were absolutely whitewashed by Tottenham at Old Trafford, with two goals from Lucas Moura and one from Harry Kane handing Mauricio Pochettino’s side all 3 points to continue their 100% record at the start of the 2018-19 season.

United were coming off a terrible defeat at the hands of Brighton, but they actually started off as the brighter side, and could’ve taken the lead in just the 15th minute. A diabolical back pass from Danny Rose rolled instead to striker Romelu Lukaku, but despite rounding Hugo Lloris the Belgian couldn’t finish, with his shot instead trickling past the far post. It was a miss that the Red Devils would go on to rue.

Spurs came out strongly in the second half, and within 5 minutes of the restart, they opened the scoring with a wonderful header from Harry Kane directly from a Kieran Trippier corner; the England captain rose highest and despite being quite far out, he was able to direct the ball into the far corner away from the reach of David de Gea.

Just under 2 minutes later, it was game over for Mourinho and United, as a run down the right from Christian Eriksen saw the Dane slide a low ball across the box, and Moura found himself free to guide a right-footed shot into the back of the net.

The Red Devils’ humbling was completed on 83 minutes, as Moura again found himself given far too much time and space, and he used his pace to easily bypass Chris Smalling before rifling the ball past De Gea with a brilliant finish. The goal was an excellent one from a Spurs perspective, but it summed up United’s performance – they were simply far too slack in defence.

The victory was Pochettino’s first at Old Trafford as Tottenham manager – reversing a trend of 4 straight losses without his side scoring a goal. Mourinho meanwhile was left as a bitter and dejected figure – and the post-match press conference saw his now-infamous “respect” tirade aimed at the critical reporters in attendance.

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